Crucifixion with Two Evangelists and Virgin of the Annunciation (triptych, right wing) (recto)

This right wing of a portable triptych by Bernardo Daddi, dating to 1338, combines a Crucifixion scene with two Evangelists and the Virgin of the Annunciation in a format designed for private devotion. Daddi was the most prolific and successful Florentine painter of the generation after Giotto, specializing in small-scale devotional works of refined beauty and intimate emotional appeal. Portable triptychs like this one allowed wealthy patrons to carry their devotional images when traveling, reflecting the deeply personal nature of Trecento religious practice.

Executed in egg tempera on a small gold-ground panel, the wing demonstrates Daddi's mastery of miniature-scale narrative within the constraints of a triptych format. The figures are arranged with characteristic elegance, their draperies modeled in soft, warm tones that distinguish Daddi's gentler approach from Giotto's more austere manner.