Siena - The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350

An exploration of a crucial turning point in Italian art, the early 1300s in the city of Siena
 
"This is a book to be savored and treasured, much like the objects it celebrates."-Ann Landi, Wall Street Journal
 
In the early 1300s, the city of Siena gave rise to an extraordinary period of creativity and innovation. Painters, sculptors, and goldsmiths produced remarkable works whose impact was felt far beyond the city's walls. From vast altarpieces to portable objects for private devotion, the art emanating from Siena left an enduring legacy.
 
This book explores a crucial turning point in Italian art when the prestige of painting reached new heights. Siena became the centre of a rich exchange of ideas, as painters took inspiration from marble and ivory sculptures, intricate metalwork, and precious imported silks to enhance the power of their work. Travelling beyond their native city, Sienese artists made their mark across Italy and into northern Europe.

Beautifully illustrated and featuring important new scholarship, chapters explore masterpieces by four of Siena's most illustrious painters-Duccio, Simone Martini, and Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti-alongside objects in other media and from other countries and cultures, encouraging fresh perspectives and dialogues between these groundbreaking works.
 
Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press
 
 

About the author

Joanna Cannon is reader in the history of art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London.

Summary

An exploration of a crucial turning point in Italian art.

Product details

• Authors: Caroline Campbell, Joanna Cannon, Cannon Joanna, Wolohojian Stephan
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2024
• EAN: 9781857097160
• ISBN: 978-1-85709-716-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 279 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 1900 g
• Illustrations: 200 colour illus
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Europe, ART / History / General, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, ART / European / General