DUCCIO di Buoninsegna
(b. ca. 1255, Siena, d. 1319, Siena)

Burial

1308-11
Tempera on wood, 41 x 54,5 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

In the burial scene the background of deeply indented rocks with small leafy trees evokes the valley of Jehoshaphat where the burial took place. The disciples, grouped quietly round the tomb in attitudes of tender affection, show their heartfelt participation in the sad event, particularly the person on the left who is lifting his hand to his mouth in grief.