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Which earlier Florentine painters influenced the San Giovenale Triptych?
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Masaccio
Holy Trinity, fresco by Masaccio, 1425–26, in the Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
The San Giovenale Triptych (1422), which is Masaccio’s earliest known work, displays an eclectic style that was strongly influenced by the Florentine painters Giotto and Andrea Orcagna.1
While the triptych demonstrates Masaccio's acute knowledge of Florentine painting, its direct and massive forms stand in contrast to the more lyrical and elegant styles of contemporary artists such as Lorenzo Monaco and Gentile da Fabriano. Additionally, the figures in the triptych reveal a complete understanding of the revolutionary sculptural style of Donatello, whose early works Masaccio studied to learn how to articulate the human body and convey emotional expression.1