La Vierge et l'Enfant entourés de quatre anges, deux saintes, saint Pierre et saint Jean-Baptiste

Pietro Lorenzetti, elder brother of Ambrogio, created this imposing Virgin and Child with angels and saints around 1340 for a Burgundian patron, reflecting the broad reach of Sienese painting across medieval Europe. The work's presence in Dijon underscores the cultural connections between Tuscany and the Burgundian court. Pietro's art combined the Sienese lyrical tradition with a dramatic intensity that anticipated later developments in European painting.

Egg tempera on gold-ground panel with elaborate decorative tooling. Pietro's vigorous modeling and strong chiaroscuro contrasts lend the figures a sculptural presence, while the symmetrical composition and hierarchical scale follow established Byzantine-Gothic conventions.