Ruccelai Madonna
by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna

The name of the altarpiece derives from the Rucellai Chapel of Santa Maria Novella where it remained, after being moved to several different places inside the church, from 1591 to 1937, the year of the Giotto exhibition. It was then transferred to the Uffizi. The panel was commissioned in 1285.

The painting has been the subject of much controversy among critics. In the fifteenth century it was thought to be the work of Cimabue, and this attribution, supported by Vasari, was accepted until the beginning of the twentieth century.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Rucellai Madonna
1285
Tempera on wood, gold background, 450 x 290 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

984*1500
True Color
292 Kb



Rucellai Madonna
c. 1285
Tempera on wood, gold background, 450 x 290 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1000*1520
True Color
238 Kb



Rucellai Madonna (detail)
1285
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

935*1400
True Color
243 Kb



Rucellai Madonna (detail)
1285
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

905*1044
True Color
244 Kb



Rucellai Madonna (detail)
1285
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1303*950
True Color
247 Kb



Rucellai Madonna (detail)
1285
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1300*800
True Color
185 Kb



Rucellai Madonna (detail)
1285
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

971*1200
True Color
206 Kb



Rucellai Madonna (detail)
1285
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

608*750
True Color
140 Kb




Summary of paintings by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna
The Maestŕ (1308-11)
Ruccelai Madonna (1285)
Various paintings