AndrewVelasquez Ms.NancyHart Maymester–Italy 5June2011 MadonnaandChild NumerousartistshaveportrayedtheMadonnaandChildovertime.Each artistusesaverydifferentcomposition,which aidsinenhancinghisinterpretationofthe MadonnaandbabyJesus.Ducciopaintedthe imageattherightwithmanystylistic enhancementsaddedaswell.Heemphasizes theangelicfiguresonthesidesmorethanthat ofGiotto.Theperiodinwhichhecreatedthis piecehadgreatinfluence onitsoverallcompositionaswell.Thegolden background,halos,andotheraccents,givethe paintingasenseofpower.Expensiveartistic materialsgenerallymeantthatawealthyand influentialpersoninthecommunityhad commissionedthepiece.DucciogavetheMadonnaaverysimplisticandsomewhat manlyfacialstructure,whichsteeredawayfromtheideaofabsolutebeauty.This piececurrentlyresidesintheUffiziGallery’scollectioninFlorence,Italy,rightnext toacomparablepiecebyGiotto,anothergreatartistofthesameperiod.