Dear teacher,
The work, "Madonna and Child," merely 8 by 11 inches and painted in tempera and gold on a wood panel around 1300, is the first Duccio to enter the Met's collection, filling a gap in its Renaissance holdings that the museum had assumed it could not close, said Philippe de Montebello, director of the Met. The sale of the painting, the last work by Duccio known to be owned by a private collector, was negotiated through Christie's in London.
Q1 : I believe "in tempera and gold" means the way of painting the painting is tempera and the substance of the painting is gold. What do you think?
Q2: What is the function of "that the museum had assumed it could not close"? What does "it" refer to?
All the best,
in tempera and gold
Moderator: Alan
