Siena - Finestre sull'Arte

The patronage of Pius II, the humanist pope

Building the ideal city at the height of the Renaissance was an ambitious project, to say the least, although the great passion for the arts and the high intellectual knowledge of one man, one of the greatest patrons of his time, had made this dream ...
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When the Palio di Siena is a work of art. The artists who painted the banner

As the sound of the mortar shell rampages through the shell of the Piazza del Campo, the horses, with their respective jockeys on their backs, appear under the Torre del Mangia and make themselves known to the contradaioli thronging around. All, hand...
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Siena Cathedral's Baptismal Font, the work of the great Renaissance masters, restored

TheOpera della Metropolitana di Siena and theArchdiocese of Siena, Colle di Val d'Elsa and Montalcino conclude the restoration of the Baptismal Font in Siena Cathedral by returning it to visitors. The sculptural work created by Donatello, Jacopo dell...
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The debut of Sassetta, elegant painter of the 15th century. What the Massa Marittima exhibition looks like

It is the Maremma's turn to launch Stefano di Giovanni known as Sassetta, an elegant protagonist of early 15th-century Sienese painting, into the crowded arena of ancient art exhibitions. Never before had a monographic exhibition been devoted to this...
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How Pandolfo Petrucci's patronage changed the face of Siena in the Renaissance

A patron so splendid that he earned the appellation "Magnifico." Pandolfo Petrucci (Siena, 1452 - San Quirico d'Orcia, 1512) was one of the most powerful men in late 15th-century Siena , and his activities in the arts contributed substantially to sh...
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Siena, Sassetta work discovered. It is on display in Massa Marittima

There is also an unpublished work at the exhibition on Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni, active in Siena from 1423 to 1450) being held in Massa Marittima, at the Museo di San Pietro all'Orto, from March 15 to July 14, 2024. In fact, a new work by the Si...
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Two tablets by Pietro Lorenzetti found in France. They will go to auction

French auction house Tajan announces that it has rediscovered two important works by Pietro Lorenzetti (Siena, c. 1280 - 1348): these are two poplar wood tablets, depicting St. Sylvester and St. Helena, from the former Ramé Collection. They we...
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Siena, finishes restoration of Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Cross of Carmine

After three years of work, the restoration of the Cross of Carmine by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Siena, 1290 - 1348) in Siena ends, and it can finally make its way back to the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena after intervention directed and coordinated by the...
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