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Synopsis
"Although the art of Medieval Siena is much loved and renowned, the developments of the Renaissance have been less explored, but will surely be a revelation for art lovers. Artists such as Francesco di Giorgio, Neroccio dé Landi and Domenico Beccafumi drew on the famed decorative legacy established by Sienese artists Duccio, Simone Martini and the Lorenzetti Brothers a century and a half earlier. This new generation used a reverential style to depict distinctively Sienese subjects and icons, while at the same time embracing the naturalistic trends introduced by outside artists associated with local civic projects, such as Signorelli, Pintoricchio and Raphael. Filmed on location in Siena, historians and curators describe how powerful politicians and wealthy families, such as the Petrucci, Piccolomini and the Spannochi nurtured a Renaissance that celebrated a city. The result is one of the most distinct and elegant schools in Italian art"--Container.Book Details
Published
December 1, 2007
Publisher
Natl Gallery Pubns Ltd
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781857093643