The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain

The scene depicts Christ standing on a rocky outcrop, robed in red and blue with a gold halo, extending a gesture toward a dark winged figure on the left. Behind him two angels in pale robes stand in prayer while a stylized city and fortress fill the lower and background, set against a gold ground and a compressed, tiered landscape. The painting exemplifies the Sienese Gothic style of Duccio, with elongated figures, decorative drapery, bold outlines, and a luminous palette of gold, blue, and red in tempera on panel.