2/2 Madonna & Child, w/ A+ textiles, rows of angels, and God the Father there at the top. Centerpiece of Quaratesi Altarpiece (details to follow) by Gentile da Fabriano, 1425. It's his day.
3/3 Mary M., Nicholas, John, George: 4 saints that flanked Madonna in Gentile's Quaratesi Altarpiece, now sadly dispersed. Mary in London, these four in Florence, predella in Rome & Washington. Sad.
4/4 Saint Nicholas (star of this show) wears the entire infancy cycle of Christ, plus Baptism at the bottom, on his vestments. Six extra paintings by Gentile da Fabriano, very cool!
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