The Angel of the Annunciation (top), the Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds (centre), the Adoration of the Magi (bottom)

This multi-register panel by Giovanni Baronzio, dated around 1337, combines the Annunciation, Nativity with Annunciation to the Shepherds, and Adoration of the Magi in a format designed for private devotion or a small altarpiece. Baronzio was the leading painter of the Riminese school, a distinctive regional tradition in the Romagna that synthesized Giottesque influences absorbed from the master's work in nearby Padua with local Byzantine traditions. The Riminese school produced some of the most expressive and emotionally intense painting of the Italian Trecento.

Painted in egg tempera on gold-ground panel, the three narrative registers are stacked vertically with each scene framed by Gothic architectural elements. Baronzio's characteristic style combines energetic, somewhat angular figure drawing with vivid color and expressive facial types that distinguish the Riminese school from Florentine refinement.