in duccio's own city there was a large cathedral. in 1308 he was given the job of making an enormous altarpiece of the madonna on a throne for the cathedral. it was not to be as tall as the "rucellai madonna" but was much wider, because it showed two rows of saints and a row of angels on either side of the throne. the four saints the kneel at the front of the picture are those who were particularly remembered in the city of siena. the altarpiece was to have a very fancy gothic gold frame with more figures at the top, and small pictures at the bottom, but unfortunately the frame has been destroyed.