s masterÆs style in the emphasis given to forms and in the marked use of chiaroscuro, but was also influenced by the monumental plasticity of Maso di Banco and the linearity and precious colors of the Sienese school. His most successful works were the sm
all paintings produced in large numbers by his workshop, in which the quest for decorative effects and the use of soft shadings of color are indicative of the growing influence of Gothic culture.