Weekly Art Review – Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy, Strozzi & the Medici FamiliesStep 1: Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi, altarpiece from the Strozzi family chapel, Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy 1423, tempera on wood & Fra Angelico, Jesus Consigning His Mother to Saint John, Cosimo de’ Medici’s private cell 38, monastery of San Marco, Florence, Italy, c. 1438-45, frescoStep 2: This Discussion is divided into 3 parts What is the subject? How does the artist fulfill the patron’s wishes? Both patrons are wealthy and powerful families. Explain how the location of the artworks emphasizes their power in Florence.
