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Maestà del Duomo di Siena (Tempera and Gold on Wood)

Maestà del Duomo di Siena (Tempera and Gold on Wood)

The Maestà of the Siena Cathedral is a painted altarpiece composed of many individual paintings. It was commissioned in 1308 by the city of Siena and is widely regarded as Duccio's masterpiece.

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