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

Maestà (detail)

1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

Her extraordinary size proclaims Mary as the unchallenged protagonist of the panel, even in respect of the Child, who is neither making a gesture of benediction nor turning towards his mother but is silently watching the faithful.