Our Top 5

Famous Medieval Paintings

#1

Christ Pantocrator (Sinai) (c. 500 – 600)

Artist  Unknown   Date Painted c. 500 – 600   Medium Encaustic and gold on wood   Dimensions 84 cm x 45.5 cm   Where It Is Currently Housed Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, Egypt

#2

Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ) (1306) by Giotto di Bondone

Artist Giotto di Bondone   Date Painted 1306   Medium Fresco   Dimensions 200 cm x 185 cm   Where It Is Currently Housed Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy

#3

Maestà (c. 1308 – 1311) by Duccio di Buoninsegna

Artist  Duccio di Buoninsegna   Date Painted c. 1308 – 1311   Medium Tempera and gold on wood   Dimensions 370 cm x 450 cm   Where It Is Currently Housed Museo dell’Opera Metropolitana del Duomo, Siena, Italy

#4

Ognissanti Madonna (c. 1310) by Giotto di Bondone

Artist  Giotto di Bondone   Date Painted c. 1310   Medium Tempera on panel   Dimensions 325 cm x 204 cm   Where It Is Currently Housed Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

#5

Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus (1333) by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi

Artist  Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi   Date Painted 1333   Medium Tempera and gold on panel   Dimensions 305 cm x 265 cm   Where It Is Currently Housed Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

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