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By 1311

Archangel

The wand in the angel's hand identifies him as an archangel. With these wands the archangels expelled Satan from heaven, thereby securing their privileged position as messengers of God.

This panel comes from the pinnacle, or top section, of Duccio's large altarpiece known as the MaestĂ , which he made for the cathedral of Siena. MaestĂ  is an Italian term for a depiction of the Virgin in a heavenly court. The altarpiece was disassembled in 1771.

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The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works

This online scholarly publication examines one of the finest collections of European art ever to have been formed in the United States by a private collector.
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