Welcome back to Metropolitan Masterpieces, the latest season of Accessible Art History: The Podcast! This week, I'm discussing Duccio's Madonna and Child. Although this work was meant as a private, devotional piece, it has a huge impact on the history of art!
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Madonna and Child
Duccio di Buoninsegna
c. 1300
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Madonna and Child
Duccio di Buoninsegna
c. 1300
Author's photo to show scale (I'm holding an iPhone 12 Pro Max)
Rucellai Madonna
Duccio di Buoninsegna
1285
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Maestà
Duccio di Buoninsegna
c. 1308-11
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Mary Berenson
1885
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
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