'Stoclet Madonna' Duccio Di Buoninsegna

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D Q E R E D L A K E A B D A J C L A A H A
B B P E W P W D S Q B F O S F B W W N E D
V U P U E L K B V R C V B E I H I I G T H
W D B R L B E E W U D I X U Y X T J E U Y
G R O N L E U S P O L V E R O J E D S G S
M P U V S K C G M S W C Q C F H R U N R G
T O P R E V E N T W A R P I N G R O I F A
Y W C V A K C A N D L E S Y F W A R N M Q
C O N Y S F P P Q L V K Y D S W V E O Q M
H Y W M O D X A N T P Q U X T L E M U S L
R G T Q N H K C P H U J S M T C R Q B L B
I F E L E A R C Y V G B E V U L D P I B V
S U E N D O X F T O C B G Y I T E F D E F
O T L W P Q G L K X K W N R J I W X O U P
G M Y N O P Y I H U O O I M T L F P I Y G
R G B S P D P S S E H B H F L K D K C S W
A M A H L J P B I R M E O S B Q I T C B I
P M J V A S J W S Q V A N A X U Q T U M P
H U O C R O S S H A T C H I N G G C D R Q
Y T F C J O J W K C M N R K W B L L Q K B
K T C K F M W D B Y M H H W V H O O W U M

Clues

  • How are the arabesque halos created around Mary and Jesus? (12)
  • How can we tell it is an independent piece? (2, 6)
  • How were the gradations achieved? (5, 8)
  • What is the under painting called? (5, 5)
  • What might the burns on the frame be from? (7)
  • What technique is used to make the preparatory drawing? (8)
  • What was used to thinly superimpose flesh colours? (3, 4)
  • Which wood was used for the canvas? (4, 8, 6)
  • Who made the work? (6, 2, 11)
  • Why was the wood reinforced? (2, 7, 7)

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