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UCCELLO, Paolo: Adoration of the Magi (Quarate predella, detail)

🖼 Adoration of the Magi (Quarate predella, detail), 1435-40
Panel
Florence, Italy

Receding perspective lines converge on the distant stable, while richly dressed figures present gifts in Paolo Uccello's meticulously constructed scene. This predella detail demonstrates the Florentine master's obsession with mathematical space and the International Gothic tradition's lingering splendor.

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