Duccio, 'The Virgin and Child 1312
I think I wrote in a previous post that I recently visited London to see an exhibition at the National Gallery called “ Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350 “
At least a couple of contacts said they hoped I would post something from the exhibition . This piece by Duccio is quite small only about 18 inches high but it is quite extraordinary . Its hard to look at this 700 years old painting and recognise that Duccio was a revolutionary painter. Although the subject matter owes much to earlier Byzantine Art , the figures in the painting are not idealised but are recognisable human figures people Duccio could have met on the streets of Sienna . In his work we see the seeds of the Renaissance that developed in the next hundred years
Duccio was the leading artist of fourteenth-century Siena. His style is characterised by elegant, flowing lines, soft colours and tender representations of the divine. Here, the Virgin’s cloak is defined by a fluid gold hem. Mother and child share an affectionate gaze as the infant Christ plays with her white veil.
The central panel is flanked by two smaller panels – depicting Saint Dominic on the left and Saint Aurea on the right – which can fold inwards to cover and protect the main image. This was essential as it was most probably designed as a portable temporary altarpiece for private prayer while travelling.
The painting was made for Niccolò degli Albertini da Prato who became Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, near Rome.
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Duccio, 'The Virgin and Child 1312
I think I wrote in a previous post that I recently visited London to see an exhibition at the National Gallery called “ Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350 “
At least a couple of contacts said they hoped I would post something from the exhibition . This piece by Duccio is quite small only about 18 inches high but it is quite extraordinary . Its hard to look at this 700 years old painting and recognise that Duccio was a revolutionary painter. Although the subject matter owes much to earlier Byzantine Art , the figures in the painting are not idealised but are recognisable human figures people Duccio could have met on the streets of Sienna . In his work we see the seeds of the Renaissance that developed in the next hundred years
Duccio was the leading artist of fourteenth-century Siena. His style is characterised by elegant, flowing lines, soft colours and tender representations of the divine. Here, the Virgin’s cloak is defined by a fluid gold hem. Mother and child share an affectionate gaze as the infant Christ plays with her white veil.
The central panel is flanked by two smaller panels – depicting Saint Dominic on the left and Saint Aurea on the right – which can fold inwards to cover and protect the main image. This was essential as it was most probably designed as a portable temporary altarpiece for private prayer while travelling.
The painting was made for Niccolò degli Albertini da Prato who became Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, near Rome.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MY STREAM.
I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOT FAVE A PHOTO
WITHOUT ALSO LEAVING A COMMENT