Sienese school
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The Sienese school of painting flourished in Siena, Italy, between the 13th and 15th centuries. Its most important artists include Duccio, whose work shows Byzantine influence, his pupil Simone Martin
Simone Martini, Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus, 1333
Pietro Lorenzetti, detail of the Deposition of Christ, Fresco in the Lower Basilica at Assisi
Maestà by Duccio (1308–11) Tempera on wood, 214 x 412 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena
Ugolino di Nerio, predella scene of The Last Supper
Pietro Lorenzetti
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Pietro Lorenzetti or Pietro Laurati was an Italian painter, active between c. 1306 and 1345. Together with his younger brother Ambrogio, he introduced naturalism into Sienese art. In their artistry an
Sienese school
…the 13th and 15th centuries. Its most important artists include Duccio, whose work shows Byzantine influence, his pupil Simone Martini, the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti and Domenico and Taddeo di Bartolo, Sassetta, and Matteo di Giovanni. Duccio may be considered the "father of Sienese painting…
Castiglione d'Orcia Madonna
Last Supper, Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
Crucifixion, Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi