Quaratesi Polyptychon - Seitenflügel

Gentile employs extensive gold leaf to create a luminous backdrop, over which intricate decorative motifs are patterned. The figures are modeled with a naturalistic attention to facial expression and drapery, blending the ornate International Gothic surface treatment with emerging realistic rendering.

Originally part of a multi‑panel altarpiece, the side wings were eventually separated and entered the Uffizi collection. Their attribution to Gentile da Fabriano rests on stylistic analysis and documentation linking the work to his early 15th‑century output.

The panel reflects the transitional period in Italian art when the decorative richness of the Gothic tradition coexisted with the nascent interest in spatial depth and human emotion that would define the Renaissance. Its iconography aligns with contemporary devotional practices that emphasized intercessory saints and the protective role of martial figures.