Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels, Tempera on wood, silver ground, Overall 51 1/4 x 32 5/8 in. (130. 2 x 82. 9 cm) ; painted surface 50 1/4 x 28 in. (127. 6 x 71. 1 cm), Paintings, Master of Varlungo (Italian, Florentine, active ca. 1285?ca. 1310), Painted about 1290, this charming painting is typical of the simply shaped panels that served as altarpieces before the advent of the multi-panel Gothic polyptych. The artist was a modest follower of Cimabue who, in his engaging way, attempts to keep pace with the innovations of Duccio and Giotto