Front predella section of the Maestà
by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna

The predella pictures underneath the main panel are devoted to the childhood of Christ with portraits of prophets separating the seven individual scenes.

You can view the location of the panels in the digital reconstruction of the whole altarpiece.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Annunciation (scene 1)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 45 x 46 cm
National Gallery, London

1134*1100
True Color
210 Kb



Annunciation (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

1000*1312
True Color
236 Kb



Annunciation (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

949*900
True Color
127 Kb



The Nativity between Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 48 x 87 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

1314*720
True Color
186 Kb



Isaiah (prophet 1)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 44 x 16 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

481*1222
True Color
95 Kb



Nativity (scene 2)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 44 x 45 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

1043*1025
True Color
196 Kb



Nativity (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington

926*527
True Color
124 Kb



Ezekiel (prophet 2)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 44 x 16 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

505*1222
True Color
101 Kb



Adoration of the Magi (scene 3)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 48 x 48 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1000*971
True Color
195 Kb



Adoration of the Magi (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1030*1000
True Color
197 Kb



The Prophet Solomon (prophet 3)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 43 x 16 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

600*1344
True Color
156 Kb



Presentation in the Temple (scene 4)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 44 x 45 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1000*921
True Color
214 Kb



The Prophet Malachi (prophet 4)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 43 x 16 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

600*1336
True Color
149 Kb



The Prophet Malachi (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1000*728
True Color
174 Kb



Massacre of the Innocents (scene 5)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 48 x 47 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1109*1100
True Color
244 Kb



Massacre of the Innocents (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1300*744
True Color
176 Kb



Massacre of the Innocents (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

697*850
True Color
179 Kb



Jeremiah (prophet 5)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 43 x 16 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

390*1000
True Color
102 Kb



Flight into Egypt (scene 6)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 43 x 44 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1000*976
True Color
215 Kb



Hosea (prophet 6)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 43 x 16 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

384*1000
True Color
94 Kb



Disputation with the Doctors (scene 7)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 43 x 43 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

1100*1040
True Color
255 Kb



Disputation with the Doctors (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

900*1104
True Color
192 Kb



Disputation with the Doctors (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

620*616
True Color
111 Kb




Summary of paintings by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna
The Maestà | Ruccelai Madonna | Various paintings
The Maestà
General view | Front main panel
Back panels | lower row | upper row
Crowning sections | front | back |
Predella sections | front | back |