The Journey of the Magi

SassettaWW-1433-532901

1433·Tempera and gold on wood·8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (21.6 x 29.8 cm)

Maitland F. Griggs Collection, Bequest of Maitland F. Griggs, 1943

Catalogue

Year: 1433
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (21.6 x 29.8 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Sassetta

Artist

Sassetta

Painting

Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, known as il Sassetta was a Tuscan painter of the Renaissance, and a significant figure of the Sienese School. While working within the Sienese tradition, he innovated the style by introducing elements derived from the decorative Gothic style and the realism of contemporary Florentine innovators as Masaccio.

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