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This artist’s depiction of the Coronation of the Virgin features ornate pastiglia reliefs in gold leaf, such as on Mary’s intricate blue robe and the arch that frames the painting. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this early 15th century painter in the International Gothic style, whose best-known work is an altarpiece made for the Strozzi (“STROT-zee”) family.
ANSWER: Gentile (“jen-TEE-lay”) da Fabriano [or Gentile da Fabriano]
[10m] The central panel of the Strozzi Altarpiece depicts this Biblical scene. Sandro Botticelli’s version of this scene is set under a shoddy wooden roof and includes several Medici family members, as well as Botticelli himself in an orange robe.
ANSWER: Adoration of the Magi [accept answers referring to the Magi or the Three Wise Men visiting Jesus; prompt on Adoration]
[10e] The Strozzi Altarpiece is housed in this art museum in Florence, whose Italian name reflects that it once housed the offices of the Medici family.
ANSWER: The Uffizi [or Uffizi Gallery]
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