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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/320/327-48.jpg
Title	Maesta altarpiece, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints.
Creator	Duccio (Italian painter, ca. 1255-before 1319)
Date	1308-1311
Cultural Context	Italian Sienese European Western European
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Panel paintings (painting by form) Maestà Altarpieces Panels (ornament areas) Religious art Christianity Scenes (depictions) Heaven Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Three-quarter views Oblique views Women Virgins Mothers Parents Children (people by age group) Youth Infants Boys Sons Families Men (male humans) Prophets Saints Religious (people) Clergy Old age Elderly Costume (mode of fashion) Ceremonial costume Robes (main garments) Drapery (representations) Headcloths (headgear) Headgear Hairstyles Haloes Angels Wings (supernatural) Kneeling Sitting Gesture Thrones Ceremonial chairs Chairs (furniture forms) Seating furniture Furniture Crosses (motifs) Crosses (objects) Religious objects Ceremonial objects Religious symbolism Symbols Symbolism (artistic concept) Inscriptions
Subject	Paintings Tempera paintings Madonnas Altarpieces Christianity Heaven Women Mothers Children Infants Boys Families Men Clergy Prophets Saints Older people Angels Supernatural beings People associated with religion Clothing & dress Robes Headgear Hairstyles Beards Gestures Sitting Thrones Chairs Seating furniture Furniture Crosses Religious articles Ceremonial objects Symbols Inscriptions
Description	Principal panel of the Maesta altarpiece, from the Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy.
People Pictured	Jesus Christ Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Material	Tempera on wood Tempera Water-base paint Paint Wood (plant material)
Measurements	Panel: 7' x 13'
Technique	Painting (image-making) Panel painting (image-making)
Work Type	Paintings Panel paintings (painting by form) Tempera paintings Altarpieces Madonnas
Repository	Museo dell’Opera del Duomo [Museo dell’Opera della Metropolitana] (Siena, Italy)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.19-16, p.550)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Canali Photobank, Milan; Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 327-48.jpg
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