Siena was an epicenter of artistic innovation and ambition in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Tempera and gold on panel.
Tempera and gold leaf on panel.
Installation view of Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350, on view October 13, 2024–January 26, 2025 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Photo: Eileen Travell, Courtesy of The Met)
Christ Carrying the Cross by Simone Martini.
Tempera and gold on panel.
Tempera and gold leaf on panel.
Installation view of Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 (Photo: Eileen Travell, Courtesy of The Met)
Tempera and gold leaf on panel.
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Tarlati Altarpiece by Pietro Lorenzetti. ca. 1320. Tempera and gold on panel. Santa Maria della Pieve, Arezzo (Photo: © Foto Studio Lensini Siena)
The Healing of the Man Born Blind by Duccio. ca. 1307/8–11. Tempera and gold leaf on panel. The National Gallery, London(Photo: © The National Gallery, London)
“Christ Carrying the Cross” by Simone Martini. ca. 1335. Tempera and gold on panel. Musée du Louvre, Paris (Photo: © RMN – Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Gérard Blot)
The Annunciation by Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Tempera and gold leaf on panel. Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena (Photo: © Foto Studio Lensini Siena)
Virgin and Child with Four Saints and a Dominican Nun by Simone Martini. ca. 1325. Tempera and gold leaf on panel. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (Photo: © Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston)
Installation view of Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 (Photo: Eileen Travell, Courtesy of The Met)
