A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris in front of Cimabue, Virgin and Child Enthroned, and Prophets (Santa Trinità Maestà), c. 1290-1300, tempera on wood, gold background, 384 x 223 cm (Uffizi, Florence)
I can't decide between Duccio and Cimabue's depictions. I can't get over the way Duccio represented Mary's deep blue and gold outfit and prefer the arrangement of his angels, but I do love how Cimabue portrayed Jesus, Mary's gestures, the gradient angel wings, AND the bonus prophets at the bottom... I'd get very lost in that room, lol.
They're art historians, so they often have grants or travel for research, lectures, conferences, etc. Before the pandemic, my professors would travel, often out of the country, at least once a semester.
