Front crowning section of the Maestà
by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna

The front crowning panels depict the story of the death of the Madonna from the Announcement of Death to the Virgin to Burial of the Virgin. Six of the original eight panels survived, panel 4 from the centre (probably the Assumption of the Virgin) is lost, and panel 5 (Coronation of the Virgin) is only a fragment.

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

Preview Picture Data Info
Announcement of Death to the Virgin (panel 1)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 42 x 54 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Announcement of Death to the Virgin (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Announcement of Death to the Virgin (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Parting from St John (panel 2)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 42 x 54 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Parting from St John (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Parting from St John (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Parting from St John (detail)
1308-11
Tempera on wood
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Parting from the Apostles (panel 3)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 42 x 54 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


Coronation of the Virgin (panel 5, fragment)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 52 x 32 cm
Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest


Death of the Virgin (panel 6)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 40 x 46 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


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


The Funeral Procession (panel 7)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 58 x 53 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


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


Burial of the Virgin (panel 8)
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 41 x 55 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena


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



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 |



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