polittico da s. salvatore al monte a firenze

Bernardo Daddi executed this polyptych from San Salvatore al Monte in Florence around 1333, one of several major altarpiece commissions that established his reputation as Florence's leading panel painter after Giotto. San Salvatore al Monte, a Franciscan church overlooking Florence, was an important site that warranted a significant artistic commission. The polyptych's dismemberment and dispersal is typical of the fate that befell many Gothic altarpieces during later centuries of changing taste.

Egg tempera on gold-ground panels with architectural Gothic framing elements. Daddi's polyptych technique demonstrates his ability to create unified ensembles of individually compelling panels, with consistent scale, palette, and gilding treatment across the multi-panel structure.