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Duccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1255-1260 – c. 1318-1319) was one of the most influential Italian artists
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
 of his time. Born in Siena
Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
, Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, he worked mostly with pigment and egg tempera and like most of his contemporaries he painted religious subject matters. He has influenced Simone Martini
Simone Martini

Simone Martini was an Italy painter born in Siena.He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style....
 and the brothers Ambrogio
Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Ambrogio Lorenzetti was an Italy painter of the Sienese school. He was active between approximately from 1317 to 1348. His elder brother was the painter Pietro Lorenzetti....
 and Pietro Lorenzetti
Pietro Lorenzetti

File:Tarlati-polyptych-Pietro Lorenzetti Pieve di santa Maria Arezzo.jpgPietro Lorenzetti was an Italy painter, active between approximately 1306 and 1345....
, among others.

His works include the Rucellai Madonna (1285) for Santa Maria Novella (now in the Uffizi
Uffizi

The Uffizi Gallery , one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world, is housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi, a palazzo in Florence, Italy, Italy....
) and the fabled Maestą
Maestą (Duccio)

The Maest?, or Maest? of Duccio is an altarpiece composed of many individual paintings commissioned by the city of Siena in 1308 from the artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, from which several panels are now dispersed or lost....
 (1308-11), his masterpiece, for Siena's cathedral.






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Duccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1255-1260 – c. 1318-1319) was one of the most influential Italian artists
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
 of his time. Born in Siena
Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
, Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, he worked mostly with pigment and egg tempera and like most of his contemporaries he painted religious subject matters. He has influenced Simone Martini
Simone Martini

Simone Martini was an Italy painter born in Siena.He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style....
 and the brothers Ambrogio
Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Ambrogio Lorenzetti was an Italy painter of the Sienese school. He was active between approximately from 1317 to 1348. His elder brother was the painter Pietro Lorenzetti....
 and Pietro Lorenzetti
Pietro Lorenzetti

File:Tarlati-polyptych-Pietro Lorenzetti Pieve di santa Maria Arezzo.jpgPietro Lorenzetti was an Italy painter, active between approximately 1306 and 1345....
, among others.

His works include the Rucellai Madonna (1285) for Santa Maria Novella (now in the Uffizi
Uffizi

The Uffizi Gallery , one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world, is housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi, a palazzo in Florence, Italy, Italy....
) and the fabled Maestą
Maestą (Duccio)

The Maest?, or Maest? of Duccio is an altarpiece composed of many individual paintings commissioned by the city of Siena in 1308 from the artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, from which several panels are now dispersed or lost....
 (1308-11), his masterpiece, for Siena's cathedral. The centre of the Maestą depicts the Virgin and Child enthroned and surrounded by angels and saints. He also painted a work known as the Stoclet Madonna, the name stemming from its previous ownership by Stoclet in his collection in Brussels. The Madonna, painted on a wooden panel around the year 1300, was purchased in November 2004 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile, New York City in New York City, USA....
 in New York City
New York City

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 for an estimated sum of 45 million USD
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
, the most expensive purchase ever by the museum. In 2006 James Beck, a scholar at Columbia University, stated that he believes the painting is a nineteenth century forgery; the Metropolitan Museum's curator of European Paintings has disputed Beck's assertion.

Known surviving works

  • Madonna with Child - Tempera and gold on wood, Museo d'arte sacra della Val d'Arbia, Buonconvento
    Buonconvento

    Buonconvento is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi....
    , near Siena,
  • Madonna with Child and two Angels (Also known as the Crevole Madonna; c. 1280) - Tempera and gold on wood, Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana, Siena
  • Madonna with Child enthroned and six Angels (c. 1285) - Also known as the Rucellai Madonna / Madonna Rucellai - Tempera and gold on wood, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
    Florence

    Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
    , Italy (on deposit from Santa Maria Novella)
  • Crucifix - Tempera on wood, Odescalchi Collection, Rome
    Rome

    Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
    , formerly in the Castello Orsini at Bracciano
    Bracciano

    Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, 30 km northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle....
  • Madonna of the Franciscans (c. 1300) - Tempera and gold on wood, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena
    Siena

    Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
  • Assumption, Burial and Crowning of the Virgin - Stained glass window, Siena Cathedral
  • Maestą - Tempera and gold on wood - Kunstmuseum, Berne
    Berne

    The city of Berne or Bern is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland and, with 128,041 people , the fifth most populous city in Switzerland ....
    , Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
  • Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child (Duccio)

    Madonna and Child is a panel painting by Italian medieval artist Duccio. painting in tempera with gilding on wood panel around the year 1300, it depicts Mary, the mother of Jesus holding the infant Jesus....
     - Tempera and gold on wood, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile, New York City in New York City, USA....
    , New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
     (formerly in the Stoclet Collection, Brussels
    Brussels

    Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
    , Belgium
    Belgium

    * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
    )
  • Madonna with Child and six Angels
    Madonna with Child and six Angels (Duccio)

    File:Duccio di Buoninsegna 008.jpgMadonna with Child and six Angels is a Madonna painting by Renaissance artist Duccio di Buoninsegna.It was painted between 1300 and 1305, and is located at the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, in Perugia, Italy....
     - Tempera and gold on wood, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria
    Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria

    The Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria is the Italian national paintings collection of Umbria, housed in the Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, in central Italy....
    , Perugia
    Perugia

    Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city symbol is the griffin, which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city....
    , Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • Polyptych: Madonna and Child with Saints Augustine, Paul, Peter, Dominic, four angels and Christ blessing (also known as Dossale no. 28; c. 1305) - Tempera and gold on wood, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena
    Siena

    Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
  • Polyptych no. 47: Madonna and Child with Saints
    Madonna and Child with saints polyptych (Duccio)

    File:Duccio.The-Madonna-and-Child-with-Saints-149.jpgThe 'Madonna and Child with saints polyptych' is a five piece Madonna polyptych by Italian Renaissance artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, also referred to as Polyptych no....
     Agnes, John the Evangelist, John the Baptist, and Mary Magdalene; ten Patriarchs and Prophets, with Christ blessing - Tempera and gold on wood, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena
  • The Surrender of the Castle of Giuncarico - Fresco, Palazzo Pubblico
    Palazzo Pubblico

    The Palazzo Pubblico is a palace in the city of Siena, located in the Tuscany region of Italy. Construction began in 1297 and its original purpose was to house the republican government, consisting of the Podesta and Council of Nine....
    , Siena
  • Maestą with Episodes from Christ's Passion - Tempera and gold on wood,- Duomo, Massa Marittima, Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • Small Triptych: Flagellation of Christ; Crucifixion with Angels; Deposition in the Tomb - Tempera and gold on wood, Societą di Esecutori di Pie Deposizioni, Siena
    Siena

    Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
  • Small Triptych: Madonna and Child with four Angels, Saints Dominic, Agnes and seven Prophets / Madonna con Bambino e con quattro angeli, i santi Domenico, Agnese, e sette profeti - Tempera and gold on wood - The National Gallery
    National Gallery, London

    The National Gallery in London, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square....
    , London, England
  • Portable Altarpiece: Crucifixion with Christ blessing; St Nicholas; St Gregory - Tempera and gold on wood, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

    The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States attracting over one million visitors a year....
    , USA
  • Small Triptych: Crucifixion with Angels; Annunciation and Madonna with Child and Angels; Stigmata of St Francis with Madonna and Christ enthroned - Tempera and gold on wood, Royal Collections, Hampton Court, near London, England
  • Maestą (Madonna with Child Enthroned and Twenty Angels and Nineteen Saints) - Tempera and gold on wood, Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana, Siena
  • Maestį (The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain) - Tempera and gold on wood - The Frick Collection, New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
    , USA


External links

  • 130 works by Duccio
  • The New Yorker Magazine, July 11 & 18, 2005, by Calvin Tomkins
    Calvin Tomkins

    Calvin Tomkins is an author and art critic for The New Yorker magazine....