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Painting in Late Medieval and Renaissance Siena (1260-1555)

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Autore/i	Diana Norman
Editore	Yale University Press	Luogo	London
Anno	2003	Pagine	340
Dimensioni	16x22 (cm)	Illustrazioni	ill. a colori e b/n n.t. - colors and b/w ills
Legatura	tela ed. sovracc. ill. colori - hardcover with dustjacket	Conservazione	Nuovo - New
Lingua	Inglese - English text	Peso	1200 (gr)
ISBN	0300099339	EAN-13	9780300099331

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The city of Siena, one of Italy's major artistic centres, was home to many celebrated painters, among them Duccio, Simone Martini, Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti, Sassetta and Beccafumi. This generously illustrated book provides a survey of Sienese painting from 1260 to 1555, an era of extraordinary artistic creativity in the Tuscan city. Art historian Diana Norman addresses the style and artistic technique of Sienese painters throughout the three centuries and explores why paintings were made, where they were originally seen, and how they were used and enjoyed by their audiences.
The book focuses on works of art made for Siena itself, many of which are still to be seen within the city. Norman organizes the discussion around types of commissions and examines selected works by well-known and lesser-known artists, as well as non-Sienese painters who worked in the city, including Pintoricchio, Signorelli, and Sodoma. She examines the style, technique, subject matter, circumstances of commissioning, and function of particular paintings that demonstrate not only the inherent richness of Sienese art but also its original and distintive relationship to artistic developments elsewhere in Italy. Norman also explores the high degree of continuity within Sienese painting, shedding light on the frequency of images of the Virgin Mary and on the common practice of Sienese painters in emulating earlier, highly venerated paintings in the city. Throughout the book, the author situates the works within the context of the political, social and religious circumstances of late medieval and renaissance Siena.