One scene in this painting shows a giant Christ standing on a mountain above some tiny cities while gesturing to a dark, winged devil. Isaiah and Ezekiel hold scrolls while flanking this work's nativity scene, which is set in a combination manger and cave and focuses on a blue-clad Madonna lying on a red Roman-style couch. Its predella depicts the childhood of Christ, and its reverse side originally featured forty-three panels meant to be viewed starting at the bottom left. Executed in gold leaf and tempera on wood, this massive painting was sawed apart in 1711, and helped Italian painting break away from the forms of Byzantine Art. Its main scene features a throng of saints and angels flanking a Madonna and Child seated on an ornate throne. For 10 points, name thi
One scene in this painting shows a giant Christ standing on a mountain above some tiny cities while gesturing to a dark, winged devil. Isaiah and Ezekiel hold scrolls while flanking this work's nativity scene, which is set in a combination manger and cave and focuses on a blue-clad Madonna lying on a red Roman-style couch. Its predella depicts the childhood of Christ, and its reverse side originally featured forty-three panels meant to be viewed starting at the bottom left. Executed in gold leaf and tempera on wood, this massive painting was sawed apart in 1711, and helped Italian painting break away from the forms of Byzantine Art. Its main scene features a throng of saints and angels flanking a Madonna and Child seated on an ornate throne. For 10 points, name this altarpiece created for the Siena cathedral, the masterpiece of Duccio.
One scene in this painting shows a giant Christ standing on a mountain above some tiny cities while gesturing to a dark, winged devil.
The Maesta