Gentile da Fabriano
Gentile da Fabriano | |
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Gentile da Fabriano, in a portrait from the Lives by Giorgio Vasari | |
| Born | Gentile di Nicolò di Giovanni c. 1370 |
| Died | 1427 (aged 56–57) Rome, Papal States |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Adoration of the Magi |
| Movement | International Gothic |
Gentile da Fabriano (c. 1370 – 1427) was an Italian painter known for his participation in the International Gothic pictorial style. He worked in various places in central Italy, mostly in Tuscany.
His best-known works are his Adoration of the Magi from the Strozzi Altarpiece (1423), and the Flight into Egypt. Following a visit to Florence in 1419, he came in contact with humanism, which influenced his work throughout the rest of his career. He became highly influential on other painters in Florence, especially with his detailed representations inspired by his observations of the natural world.