Adoration of the Magi Altarpiece, left hand predella panel

Gentile da Fabriano completed this predella panel showing the Nativity, from his Adoration altarpiece. The small panel shows the birth of Christ with Gothic elegance.

Predella panels told related stories beneath main altarpieces. This panel is at the Uffizi Gallery.

You can see it at Uffizi Gallery, Florence in Florence, Italy. Gentile da Fabriano created it. The small panel shows the birth of Christ with Gothic elegance.

Gentile da Fabriano created this as part of his famous altarpiece You can see it at Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The small panel shows the birth of Christ with Gothic elegance.

A predella is a horizontal strip of small paintings at the base of an altarpiece. Gentile da Fabriano used this space to depict related narrative scenes, here showing the Nativity as a companion to the main Adoration above.

Adoration of the Magi Altarpiece, left hand predella panel depicting the Nativity

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