\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Italian painter. \par
He was one of GiottoÆs main assistants and disciples. The cycle of \i Scenes from the Life of the Vir
gin\i0 frescoed around 1327 in the Baroncelli Chapel of Santa Croce in Florence is one of his first independent works. The iconographic motifs, schemes of composition, and forceful modeling of the figures are all derived from GiottoÆs prototypes, but th
e manner of narration is more fictitious and descriptive. On the death of his master, Gaddi received commissions for works of great importance, including the \i Saints\i0 in the crypt of San Miniato al Monte (1341). Among the principal paintings from th
e last part of his career are the pictures of the \i Madonna and Child\i0 (1355, Florence, Uffizi) and the \i Crucifixions\i0 in the church of Ognissanti and the sacristy of Santa Croce, all in Florence.
