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Which Sienese painter influenced Duccio’s graceful and dignified figures?
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Duccio
The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints, central panel of the Maestà, tempera on wood panel by Duccio, 1308–11; in the Siena Opera della Metropolitana, Italy.
The Sienese painter who influenced the graceful and dignified figures in Duccio’s work was Guido da Siena.1
Duccio’s style was shaped by the well-established Sienese tradition, and he was notably influenced by the serene dignity of Guido da Siena’s figures, which were permeated by lyrical tenderness and grace. While Duccio also incorporated elements from the Byzantine tradition and contemporary Gothic art, his ability to reconcile power and dignity with tenderness is a hallmark of his artistic development within the Sienese school.12