 There is improvement in the depiction of cloth and fabric, human skin, hair, and consistent shading.The level of detail in this piece is one reason that art historians consider it to be the height of Jacobello's gothic phase, important not just as a landmark in Jacobello's career, but as a progression of his technical skills and proficiency.It was the knowledge that Jacobello gained and the mastery of technical skill that he achieved through this piece that allowed his later confident retardataire return to his roots when his works leaned back more towards a Byzantine-inspired style.