Until 22 June 2025
Step into Siena. It’s the beginning of the 14th century in
central Italy. A golden moment for art, a catalyst of change. Artists Duccio,
Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti are forging a
new way of painting.
They paint with a drama that no one has seen before. Faces
show emotion. Bodies move in space. Stories flow across panels in colourful
scenes.
We bring to life a vibrant city of artists collaborating,
learning and looking. After centuries of separation, we reunite scenes that
once formed part of Duccio’s monumental 'Maestà' altarpiece. Panels from Simone
Martini’s glittering Orsini polyptych come together for the first time in
living memory.
This local artistic phenomenon made waves internationally.
Gilded glass, illuminated manuscripts, ivory Madonnas, rugs and silks show
Siena’s creative energy spilling over between painters, metalworkers, weavers
and carvers across Europe.
With over a hundred exhibits made by artisans working in
Siena, Naples, Avignon and beyond, see some of Europe's earliest, most
exquisite and most significant artworks.
The exhibition was organised by the National Gallery and The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/siena-the-rise-of-painting?
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