Screen LibraryPainting in late medieval and renaissance Siena (1260-1555)
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven |
| Publication Dates: | c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 339 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0300099339 9780300099331 |
| Index Number: | J209 |
| CLC: | J209.546 |
| Call Number: | J209.546/N842 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-327) and index. Introduction -- Topography -- Patrons -- Types of painting -- The profession of painter -- Social status and reputation -- -- 1. Early Sienese painting (1260-1300) -- Early Maesta -- Other sacred art -- Secular art -- -- 2. The 'golden age' of Sienese painting (1300-1355) -- Duccio's Maesta -- Altarpieces for the city's churches -- Civic art in the Palazzo Pubblico -- Paintings for the friars -- Altarpieces for the cathedral -- Private art -- -- 3. Crises, changes and continuities: Sienese painting (1355-1420) -- The Spedale and its patronage of art -- San Leonardo al Lago -- Bartolo Fredi a "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."--BOOK JA |