Maestà or Santa Trinita Maestà (Maestà o Maestà di Santa Trinita), 1280-1290, 13th Century, tempera on board, 385 x 223 cm

Maestà or Santa Trinita Maestà (Maestà o Maestà di Santa Trinita), 1280-1290, 13th Century, tempera on board, 385 x 223 cm Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Uffizi Gallery. Whole artwork view. Painting inspired by Byzantine iconography; the Madonna is represented frontally, sitting on a throne and indicating the Son, surrounded by eight angels; the throne, with calligraphic and decorative cosmateschi motifs, is painted in central perspective; its basement is pierced by three arches, below which there are four half-length prophets. (Antonio Quattrone/Archivio Quattrone/Mondadori Portfoliovia Getty Images)