Duccio and the Origins of Western Painting

1. Duccio di Buoninsegna (active by 1278, died 1318). Maestà (front panel), 1308–11. Gold and tempera on wood, 12 ft. 15/8 in. x 14 ft. 91/8 in.

(3.7 x 4.5 m). Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena

2. Photomontage of the front of Duccio’s Maestà (fig. 1)