trittico

Angelo Puccinelli's triptych (c. 1385) at the Villa Guinigi National Museum in Lucca represents the artistic output of one of the leading painters in late Trecento Lucca. Puccinelli was the most significant Lucchese painter of his era, working in a style that synthesized influences from Siena and Florence while maintaining the distinctive character of the Lucchese school. Lucca, though a smaller artistic center than Florence or Siena, maintained an active painting tradition throughout the fourteenth century, supported by the city's prosperous silk merchants and banking families.

Tempera and gold on panel in the hinged triptych format typical of private devotional works. Puccinelli's style is marked by refined draftsmanship and gentle facial modeling, with ornate gold tooling and a palette influenced by Sienese coloristic traditions.