The Composition of the Maestà Painting by Simone Martini Shows: Full Analysis
The painting of the Maestà by Simone Martini depicts the Virgin Mary seated in majesty, holding the Christ Child, with a large symmetrical group of angels, apostles, and saints below a luxuriant canopy. The fresco was painted directly on the wall of the council chamber in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, and was finished on … Read more