Duccio: 7 works

A slideshow of artworks auto-selected from multiple collections

By Google Arts & Culture

Triptych: Crucifixion and other Scenes (1302 - 1308) by DuccioRoyal Collection Trust, UK

'The Sienese artist Duccio was one of the most innovative painters of the 14th century. His most important work is the Maestŕ, the large double-sided altarpiece completed for the high altar of Siena Cathedral in 1311.'

Madonna with Child (Late XIIIth century) by Duccio di BuoninsegnaFondazione Musei Senesi

'The painting has been alternatively attribuited to the scholars by the workshop of one of the greatest Sienese artist, Duccio di Buoninsegna.'

Madonna and Child Madonna and Child (ca. 1290–1300) by Duccio di BuoninsegnaThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

'As with his younger Florentine contemporary, Giotto, Duccio has redefined the way in which we relate to the picture: not as an ideogram or abstract idea, but as an analogue to human experience. Duccio was the founder of Sienese painting, and his influence extended as far north as Paris.'

Christ and the Samaritan Woman (1310 - 1311) by Duccio di BuoninsegnaMuseo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

'This small panel was part of the predella of the Maestà, a commission executed by Duccio for the Duomo in Siena.'

The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel (1308 - 1311) by Duccio di BuoninsegnaNational Gallery of Art, Washington DC

'In the Nativity, Duccio employed conventional Byzantine elements, such as the cave setting, the glowing colors, and the multi--scene composition.'

The Raising of Lazarus (1310–11) by Duccio di BuoninsegnaKimbell Art Museum

'Duccio shows the moment when Jesus called Lazarus forth from the tomb, prefiguring his own Resurrection.'

The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Aurea (about 1312-15 (?)) by DuccioThe National Gallery, London

'This type of small-scale altarpiece with closing shutters was intended to be portable.The dimensions of this triptych are identical to those of a triptych of 'The Crucifixion with Saints Nicholas and Gregory' on the shutters (Boston, Museum of Fine Arts) which also seems to have been painted in Duccio's workshop.'

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