Maestà is a fresco painted between 1312 and 1315 by the Sienese artist Simone Martini, covering the entire north wall of the Sala del Mappamondo in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy, and measuring 7.63 by 9.7 meters. It depicts the Madonna and Child enthroned amid saints and angels, a subject known as a Maestà. The fresco is regarded as one of Martini's masterpieces and one of the most important works of fourteenth century Italian painting.
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It takes up the whole north wall of the Sala del Mappamondo (or Sala del Consiglio) in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. It was created from 1312 to 1315 and is considered one of the artist's masterpieces and one of the most important examples of 14th-century Italian art.
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The Maestà is a large fresco (7.63 x 9.7 m) by Simone Martini.
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