GENTILE DA FABRIANO (c. 1370-1427), Italian painter, born at Fabriano, was the first great Umbrian master. About 1411 he went to Venice, where by order of the doge and sen ate he was engaged to adorn the great hall of the palace with frescoes from the life of Barbarossa. He executed this work so entirely to the satisfaction of his employers that they granted him a pension for life, and accorded him the privilege of wearing the habit of a Venetian noble. These paintings influenced the development of Venetian art ; they are unfortunately no longer extant. About 142o he went to Florence, where in 1423 he painted an "Adoration of the Magi" for the church of Santa Trinita, which is preserved in the Uffizi, Florence, and is considered his best work now extant. To the same period belongs a "Madonna and Child," which is now in the Berlin museum. Another fine example of his work is the "Madonna with Angels" (1425) lent by H.M. the King to the National Gallery, London. The wings of this altarpiece are in the Uffizi. He attained a wide reputation, and was engaged to paint pictures for various churches, more particularly Brescia, Siena, Perugia and Orvieto. In 1427 he was called to Rome by Martin V. to adorn the church of St. John Lateran with frescoes. Michelangelo said of him that his works resembled his name, meaning noble or refined. They are full of a quiet joyousness, and show a naive delight in splendour and in gold ornaments.