DUCCIO di Buoninsegna (b. ca. 1255, Siena, d. 1319, Siena) Stories of the Passion (Maest?, verso) 1308-11 Tempera on wood, 212 x 425 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena It is interesting to note the different function of the scenes represented on the two sides of the Maest?. The front side was a devotional image destined for the community of the faithful (which explains its size, clearly visible from every corner of the church), while the back was essentially a narrative cycle intended for the closer observation of the clergy in the sanctuary. The main element of the back consisted of fourt
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DUCCIO di Buoninsegna (b. ca. 1255, Siena, d. 1319, Siena) Stories of the Passion (Maest?, verso) 1308-11 Tempera on wood, 212 x 425 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena It is interesting to note the different function of the scenes represented on the two sides of the Maest?. The front side was a devotional image destined for the community of the faithful (which explains its size, clearly visible from every corner of the church), while the back was essentially a narrative cycle intended for the closer observation of the clergy in the sanctuary. The main element of the back consisted of fourt