Annunciate Angel, the Apostle Andrew, a Bishop Saint (Savinus?), and Saints Dominic and Francis of Assisi [left]; Virgin Annunciate and Saints Bartholomew, Lawrence, Lucy, and Agatha [right]

Bartolomeo Bulgarini was a leading Sienese painter of the mid-fourteenth century, continuing Duccio's legacy while developing a more intense emotional expressiveness. The Virgin Mary occupied a central place in late medieval and Renaissance piety, venerated as intercessor and Queen of Heaven, her image produced in countless devotional objects for public and private use. Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient crafts

This work demonstrates Gothic painting techniques.