Triptych: the Nativity, the Coronation of the Virgin, and the Crucifixion

This triptych depicting the Nativity, Coronation of the Virgin, and Crucifixion by Bernardo Daddi, the most important Florentine panel painter of the 1330s-1340s, encompasses the key moments of Christ's life and the Virgin's glorification in a single portable altarpiece. Created around 1339, the work exemplifies Daddi's specialty — small-scale devotional triptychs that combined Giottesque spatial clarity with a gentler, more lyrical sensibility. These portable altarpieces were prized by merchants, travelers, and private patrons across Europe.

Executed in egg tempera with extensive gold leaf on panel, the triptych format organizes three scenes within pointed Gothic arches. Daddi's technique is meticulous, with finely detailed figures, soft tonal modeling, and elaborate gold tooling including punch-work halos and incised decorative borders.