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

Maestà (detail)

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

This detail shows St Agnes on the right side of the Maestà. The saint is wearing a circular medallion depicting a lamb and a crucifix banner as symbols of Christ. This is a reference to St Agnes's wish to be married to the Saviour. Apart from that, the lamb (Lat. 'agnus') alludes to her name.