Cimabue’s Virgin and Child Enthroned
Probably painted for the high altar of the church of Santa Trinità , Florence, c. 1280. Tempera and gold on wood panel, 12’7″ x 7’4″ (3.53 x 2.2 m). Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
Giotto di Bondone’s Virgin and Child Enthroned (Ognissanti Madonna)
Probably painted for the high altar of the church of the Ognissanti, Florence, 1305-1310. Tempera and gold on wood panel, 10’8″ c 6’8 1/4″ (3.53 x 2.05 m). Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
Duccio di Buoninsegna’s Maesta Altarpiece
Made for Siena Cathedral, 1308-1311. Tempera and gold on wood, main front panel 7 x 13′ (2.13 x 4.12 m). Various museums.
Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Artists, 1550
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Cimabue, Santa Trinita Madonna
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Giotto, The Ognissanti Madonna