Rucellai Madonna
Duccio di Buoninsegna · 1285
The story
The Rucellai Madonna is a panel painting by the Sienese painter Duccio di Buoninsegna showing the Virgin and Child enthroned with Angels. The contract for the work is dated 1285. The painting was probably completed in 1286, and was commissioned by the Laudesi confraternity of Florence to decorate the chapel they maintained in the Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella. In 1591, the painting was moved to the adjacent, much larger Rucellai family chapel, hence the modern title of convenience. In the 19th century it was transferred to the Galleria degli Uffizi. The Rucellai Madonna is the largest surviving 13th-century panel painting.
- Artist
- Duccio di Buoninsegna
- Date
- 1285
- Collection
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
- Medium
- tempera, panel
- Size
- 450 × 290 cm
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