One of Simone Martini's first major commissions was his version of the Maestà for the Council Chamber of the Palazzo Publico of Siena:
This painting was apparently completed in 1317. Compare it to Duccio's Maestà:
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Also compare Martini's painting to Giotto's Ognissanti Madonna:
Compare the following details from the two works:
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One of the major works of Simone Martini is The Annunciation Altarpiece (1333)now in the Uffizi:
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I also want to consider Martini's late Passion Altarpiece made for a Cardinal from the Orsini family probably between 1340-44. The work is no longer intact, but individual panels appear in different collections:
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Useful comparisons of these works can be made to works by Giotto and Duccio.