| Maestà | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Cimabue |
| Year | c. 1280 |
| Medium | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 424 cm × 276 cm (167 in × 109 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
TheMaestà is a painting by the Italian artistCimabue, executed around 1280 and now in theMusée du Louvre in Paris.
It was acquired by the Louvre in 1813 as part ofNapoleonic looting of artworks in Italy, together withGiotto'sSaint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, also from the church ofSan Francesco inPisa.
The work is considered to be from around 1280, thus preceding theSanta Trinita Maestà. It is also stylistically earlier to that work, being painted without pseudo-perspective, and having the angels around the Virgin simply placed one above the other, rather than being spatially arranged. The throne is similar to theMaestà painted by Cimabue in theBasilica of San Francesco di Assisi (1288–1292).
This work established a new canon for the Madonna with Child, which was subsequently used by other painters, such asDuccio di Buoninsegna in hisRucellai Maestà.
