Maestà (detail)
by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna, Tempera on wood
The detail shows one of the angels on the front main panel of the Maestà. The angels’ adornment clearly shows us the elaborate gold embossing which helps make the front of the Maestà look so sumptuous. A complex pattern of blossoms, on a fluted ground, adorns the halo. The gold border of the angel’s garment has costly ornaments which stand out three-dimensionally.