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naturalism. Aspects of the stylization of this painting are characteristic of
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Lorenzo's work is stylistically similar to Gerini's. It is more likely that Lorenzo was simply trained in Gerini's workshop; therefore, many of Lorenzo's early works share similarities with the work of Gerini. Lorenzo's education was limited, as
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Florentine art's transitional period at the beginning of the 15th century and connect the artist to the Florentine art circle and continued to work in a form of the late Gothic style well into the 15th century. This particular circle of
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Felicita in Florence. Lorenzo's addition to this altarpiece was limited to the four saints on the left side of the predella. However, in January 1402 Lorenzo was commissioned to paint his own altarpiece of the
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