\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Painted in Bruges for Tommaso Portinari, this large triptych was brought to Florence in 1483, where it aroused the interest
of Florentine painters in Flemish art. The naturalistic way in which the shepherds adoring the Infant Jesus are depicted, the meticulous representation of the landscape and the extraordinary description of the fabrics are very original. The clientÆs fa
mily is portrayed in the wings of the triptych, accompanied by their patron saints Anthony Abbot, Thomas, Margaret and Mary Magdalene.
