Maestà

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The Transfiguration of Christ

The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints, central panel of the Maestà, tempera on wood panel by Duccio, 1308–11; in the Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana, Piazza Duomo, Siena, Italy.

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Maestà: Media

altarpiece by Duccio

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The Transfiguration of Christ

The Transfiguration of Christ

The Transfiguration of Christ, tempera on wood panel by Duccio, 1308–11;...

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The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints, central panel of the Maestà, tempera on wood panel by Duccio, 1308–11; in the Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana, Piazza Duomo, Siena, Italy.

The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels,...

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