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People: Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)
Location: Karachev Bryanskaya Oblast Russia

Taddeo Gaddi’s altarpiece of the Madonna and …

Years: 1353 - 1353

Taddeo Gaddi’s altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with saints, executed in 1353 for the Cathedral of Pistoia, displays the complex figural detail characteristic of his mature work.

According to Giorgio Vasari, Gaddi was considered Giotto's most talented pupil: in 1347 he was placed at the top in a list of Florence's most renowned painters.