AP Art History

Category - Early Europe and Colonial Americas

What Italian painter created the major fifteenth-century Adoration of the Magi done in International Gothic style?
  1. Andrea del Castagno
  2. Fra Angelico
  3. Masaccio
  4. Gentile da Fabriano
Explanation
Answer: D - Gentile da Fabriano painted the major fifteenth-century Adoration of the Magidone in International Gothic style.
Key Takeaway:The Adoration of the Magi is a painting by the Italian artist Gentile da Fabriano. It is an International Gothic-style painting, showing highly-fashionable figures coming to see the Christ child at Christmas. The painting was commissioned by Palla Strozzi, a wealth patron of the arts in Florence, Italy, and the figures in the work are meant to represent his family. Housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the Adoration of the Magi is generally considered to be Gentile da Fabriano’s best work.
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