Mariotto's style belongs to the Florentine Gothic and shows the influence of Spinello Aretino and Niccolo di Pietro Gerini.

He began working on this piece in 1397 and was compensated with 15 florins in partial payment for the creation of the panel for the "opera" of Saint Reparata for the altar of the new chapel of the Virgin Mary.

[citation needed] Mariotto was commissioned to create frescos for two of the most important Catholic churches in Florence: the Santa Maria Maggiore and the Orsanmichele (around 1400).

At this stage of his career, he was also commissioned to create illuminated manuscripts for Santa Maria degli Angeli, Florence.

[citation needed] His production introduced to Florence new Gothic techniques such as oblique perspective, nervous tension of the figures and deserted, rocky landscapes.

Mariotto had originally preferred to arrange bold, powerful figures, who move their heavy burdens with grace.

); the Trinity (Impruneta, S Maria); and an altarpiece of the Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints for S Leolino at Panzano in Chianti (in situ).