This book traces the unfolding of Sienese painting from Duccio’s precursors to the Lorenzetti brothers and their circle, covering the years from about 1260 to 1370. Instead of a continuous history, it offers focused studies that open new perspectives on key figures of this remarkable school; among these is the pivotal discovery of an unpublished Crucifixionby Duccio. Its unusual iconography, rooted in Dominican spirituality, illuminates his artistic language and devotional aims, redefining his role in early Trecento Siena. Subsequent essays explore the refinement of style and meaning from Duccio to Simone Martini and the Lorenzetti, presenting a distinct group of newly-identified or overlooked works. The volume ends with Lippo Vanni and Biagio di Goro Ghezzi, whose art demonstrates the lasting vitality of the Sienese tradition.
Niccolò Tornioli
80.00€Niccolò Tornioli is a Sienese painter who was active, during the first half of the 17th century, mainly in the papal city. Sources, but especially a fairly substantial number of documents, Letters, contracts of allotment, will, asset inventory, coeval testimonies or shortly after the death, have made it possible to reconstruct a tormented personality, rich in multiple interests, ranging from painting, of which he experimented with almost all techniques and media, to sculpture, science, and theater.
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