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Duccio uses tempera to build form through subtle gradations of colour, particularly in the drapery of the apostles' robes. The figures are arranged with a sense of spatial depth, as they overlap to create a coherent group. Their expressions and gestures convey a collective sense of awe and contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuccio's approach to the human form marks a departure from the rigid stylisation of earlier Byzantine traditions. He introduces a degree of naturalism in the facial features and the way the fabric falls across the bodies. The architectural elements, though minimal, suggest an interior setting, grounding the figures within a specific narrative context. This fragment demonstrates the technical precision and stylistic refinement that defined Duccio's contribution to Italian painting at the dawn of the fourteenth century. 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