Duccio di Buoninsegna's tempera and gold leaf painting, Life of Jesus, comprised of 14 panels on the back of the Maestà Altarpiece, in Seina, Italy, 1308-14, is a good representation of a religious message painted with tempera. ... This use of classic Christian Biblical enactments, tied into the modern Belgium home (modern in the 15th century) and cityscape is a great representation of true Renaissance art – tying the old in with the new. ... For example, in Giotto's Lamentation in the Arena Chapel in Pauda Italy, circa 1305, there is a great deal of depth and shadow in the c...

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