Weekly Art Review - Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy, Strozzi & the Medici Families

 Weekly Art Review - Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy, Strozzi & the Medici Families

Step 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, fresco

Step 2: This Discussion is divided into 3 parts

1. What is the subject?
2. How does the artist fulfill the patron's wishes?
3. Both patrons are wealthy and powerful families.  Explain how the location of the artworks emphasizes their power in Florence.