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c.1435 Donatello, David
c.1425–52 Lorenzo (Museo del Bargello, Florence)
Ghiberti, Solomon and the
Queen of Sheba, panel on the
East Doors (Baptistry, Florence
cathedral). These elaborate doors
mark a transition from the Gothic
style to the Early Renaissance
style, in Florence.
1357 Andrea Orcagna, Enthroned Christ with
Madonna and Saints (Strozzi Altarpiece, Santa
Maria Novella, Florence)

c.1452–65 Piero della
Francesca, detail of The
Dream of Constantine
(San Francesco, Arezzo)
c.1456 Paolo
Uccello, Battle
c.1410 Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned of San Romano
Martyrs (Orsanmichele, Florence) (Uffizi, Florence)
1340 1360 1380 1400 1420 1440 1460
Early Renaissance
1340 1360 1380 1400 1420 1440 1460
1423 Gentile da c.1440 Fra Angelico,
Fabriano, Adoration of the Annunciation (San
Magi (Uffizi, Florence) Marco, Florence)
c.1463 Piero della Francesca,
Resurrection (Pinacoteca,
c.1350 Francesco Traini, Triumph Sansepolcro)
of Death (Campo Santo, Pisa)
c.1465 Fra Filippo Lippi,
Madonna with Child and
c.1425–8 Angels (Uffizi, Florence)
Masaccio, The
Tribute Money
(Cappella c.1465–74 Andrea Mantegna,
Brancacci, Arrival of Cardinal Francesco
Florence) Gonzaga (Palazzo Ducale, Mantova)
c.1470 Andrea del Verrocchio,
David (Bargello, Florence)

Fresco Technique
Fresco, meaning “fresh”, refers to the
technique of painting onto a thin
layer of damp, freshly laid plaster.
Pigments are drawn into the plaster
by surface tension and the colour
becomes fixed as the plaster dries.
The pigments react with the lime in
the plaster to produce strong, rich
colours, such as those in Masaccio’s
The Tribute Money.
The Tribute Money by Masaccio (Cappella Brancacci, Florence)

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