Triptych

Bernardo Daddi's triptych (c. 1338) is a characteristic example of the portable devotional altarpieces produced in Florence for private worship during the Trecento. Daddi was the leading Florentine painter after Giotto's death in 1337, running a prolific workshop that specialized in small-scale devotional panels of great refinement. His triptychs were exported throughout Europe and became models for the format that would remain popular through the end of the fourteenth century.

Executed in egg tempera and gold leaf on poplar panel with original hinged wings, the triptych showcases Daddi's miniaturist precision and jewel-like coloring. The figures combine Giotto's volumetric presence with a delicate sweetness of expression, set against elaborately tooled gold grounds with intricate punch-work borders.