Gentile da Fabriano was an Italian painter. Born Gentile di Niccoló di Giovanni Massio, at Fabriano, Italy, about 1370. Died Rome, Italy, 1427.
Gentile da Fabriano was the first important artist of the richly decorative Umbrian school of painting, which developed in Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries. Gentile's works are distinguished by their elegant and picturesque style, luxurious color, and poetic feeling. Of his paintings that have survived, the most famous is The Adoration of the Magi (Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy), with its rich display of pageantry. Most of the paintings and frescoes that Gentile made for churches and palaces in Italy have not been preserved. However, his works had a strong influence on other Italian painters. A fine example of his work on display in the United States is the Madonna and Child in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Adoration of the Magi by Gentile da Fabriano
