beauty can only be imagined from scattered parts, some still in Siena, Italy, but others elsewhere. Other noted examples of the Maestà are Simone Martini's Maestà in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, or Cimabue's fresco in the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi. Notes References Stokstad, Marilyn; Art History, 2011, 4th ed., Further reading Bellosi, Luciano (1999). Duccio: The Maestà. New York: Thames and Hudson. . External links Virgin Mary in art Christian art Gothic paintings Italian words and phrases