It's a familiar ensemble "“ an extremely large Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, while a brigade of disproportionately smaller saints and patrons frame the throne, all with shiny gold discs mounted behind their heads in a way that is somewhat reminiscent of medieval art. Read more...
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The influential late medieval artist Giotto di Bondone’s “The Peruzzi Altarpiece” features gold leaf and the innovative use of more realistic facial expressions and human body structures.
(NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART)






