Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych)

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Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych) is a celebrated early 14th-century altarpiece by Simone Martini depicting the enthroned Virgin and Child surrounded by saints and angels, exemplifying the elegance of the Sienese Gothic style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf altarpiece
panel painting
polyptych
artHistoricalSignificance important work in early 14th-century Italian painting
key example of Sienese Gothic elegance
artist Simone Martini
artisticSchool Sienese school
artisticStyle Gothic art
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Simone Martini
culture Italian
Sienese
depicts Christ Child
linked to: Child Jesus

Madonna and Child
Virgin Mary
angels
enthroned Virgin and Child
saints
function altarpiece for Christian worship
genre religious art
hasPart central panel with the Virgin and Child
side panels with saints
upper register with angels or additional figures
iconographicTheme Maestà
inception early 14th century
languageOfInscription Latin
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Orvieto
Umbria
locatedInTheCountry Italy
location Orvieto Cathedral
mainSubject Virgin and Child in Majesty
materialUsed gold leaf
tempera
wood panel
movement Sienese Gothic
linked to: Sienese school
notableWorkOf Simone Martini
period Trecento
religion Christianity
significantPlace Orvieto Cathedral high altar area
linked to: Orvieto Cathedral
subjectHeading Virgin Mary in Majesty
saints in adoration of the Virgin and Child
use liturgical

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Simone Martini notableWork Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych)
Sienese school hasNotableWork Maestà (Simone Martini)
linked to: Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych)
Palazzo Pubblico notableWorkContained Maestà by Simone Martini
linked to: Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych)
Civic Museum of Siena collectionIncludes Simone Martini’s Maestà fresco
linked to: Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych)
Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi relatedWork Maestà (Simone Martini)
linked to: Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych)
Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych) iconographicTheme Maestà
linked to: Maestà (Orvieto Cathedral polyptych)