01/05/2025
Our new documentary for uncovers the dazzling creativity of 14th-century Siena - a city where painters, sculptors, metalworkers, and architects sparked a transformation that changed Western painting forever.
At the heart of the exhibition, ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300–1350’, are four visionary artists:
👑 Duccio di Buoninsegna, whose majestic Maestà for Siena’s cathedral reimagined the divine in gold, pigment, and human tenderness.
🏛 Pietro Lorenzetti, who brought sacred stories into the here and now, placing the Virgin’s birth in a Sienese bedroom.
💭 Ambrogio Lorenzetti, a painter-philosopher, who dared to depict the effects of good and bad government on civic life.
🌍 Simone Martini, whose courtly style and powerful storytelling would echo across Europe from Avignon to Prague.
Their work tells of a city alive with spiritual devotion, political ambition, and artistic experimentation. Pilgrims, bankers, and civic leaders all shaped Siena’s artistic landscape - and its artists, in turn, shaped the visual culture of Europe for centuries.
You can visit the showstopper of an exhibition, ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350’, at the National Gallery until 22 June 2025.
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