Adoration of the Child
Gentile da Fabriano·1420
Historical Context
Adoration of the Child from around 1420 at the J. Paul Getty Museum is a tender devotional scene depicting the Virgin adoring the newborn Christ. Gentile's treatment combines the decorative beauty of his International Gothic style with an increasing warmth and naturalism in the sacred figures Gentile da Fabriano was the supreme exponent of International Gothic in Italy, creating works of extraordinary luxuriance in gilding, color, and surface ornament.
Technical Analysis
The intimate composition focuses on the tender relationship between mother and child, rendered with the rich coloring and delicate detail characteristic of Gentile's refined devotional manner.
