The ''Maestà'' is a large fresco (7.63 x 9.7 m) by

Simone Martini Simone Martini ( – July 1344) was an Italian painter born in Siena. He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style. It is thought that Martini was a p ...

. It takes up the whole north wall of the Sala del Mappamondo (or Sala del Consiglio) in the

Palazzo Pubblico The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a historic palace in Siena, Tuscany, in central Italy. Located on the Piazza del Campo, it is one of the principal architectural landmarks of the city's historic center. Construction began in 1297 to serve ...

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

. 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.Alessandro Bagnoli, ''La Maestà di Simone Martini'', Silvana Editore, Milano, 1999 (Italian)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maesta (Simone Martini) 1310s paintings Paintings in the Palazzo Pubblico Paintings of the Madonna and Child