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The Triptych is a tempera on wooden panels . The central panel is 108 cm × 65 cm (43 in × 26 in) and the two side panels are 88 cm × 44 cm (35 in × 17 in).
At the bottom of the panels, the inscriptions are in modern humanist letters for the first time in Europe, not inscribed in Gothic characters:(ANNO DO)MINI MCCCCXXII A DI VENTITRE D'AP(RILE) - [April 23, 1422] - under the central panel
(PLE)NA DOMINUS. TECUM. BENEDICTA - on the throne step
and traces of the saints' names on the side panels.
The central panel shows the Madonna enthroned with two angels and the child Jesus. The halo of the Madonna bears the Shahada written backwards. The left panel depicts Saint Bartholomew and Saint Blaise, and the right panel depicts Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Juvenal (Giovenale). The left and right panels show a marked influence of 14th-century models, while the center panel's complex perspective has been something new for its time. Also, the use of three-dimensional solidity makes the painting revolutionary for its time.
Madonna Saint Blaise Saint Anthony Abbot child Jesus Shahada perspective Saint Juvenal Saint Bartholomew