DSST Art of the Western World Exam Prep

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Who painted the major fifteenth-century Italian painting Adoration of the Magi?

  1. Andrea del Castagno
  2. Fra Angelico
  3. Masaccio
  4. Gentile da Fabriano
Explanation

Answer - D - Gentile da Fabriano painted the major fifteenth-century Italian painting Adoration of the Magi.

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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