Sienese Painting
The Art of a City-Republic (1278-1477)
Timothy Hyman
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| ‘Required reading for anyone visiting the city’ | | – The Spectator |
| ‘An unimprovable union of exceptionally acute looking, magical prose and authoritative prose ... a wonderfully balanced account of a woefully neglected school' | | – The Times Literary Supplement |
| ‘A work of enthralled advocacy’ | – Tom Lubbock,
The Evening Standard |
For two centuries, the city-republic of Siena was home to a brilliant succession of painters who produced some of the greatest masterpieces of all time. This overview is an essential introduction to this extraordinary artistic tradition. Taking a broadly chronological approach, it moves from the fourteenth-century Siena of Duccio, Simone Martini and the Lorenzetti brothers, to the fifteenth-century city of Sassetta and Giovanni di Paolo.
Perceptive visual analysis of the distinctive styles and conventions of Sienese painting is combined with clear explanations of traditional techniques such as fresco and tempera. The works are also placed in their social and religious context through discussion of Siena’s system of government, its civic consciousness, the importance of the Franciscan movement and the cults of local saints.
An accomplished writer as well as a practising artist, Timothy Hyman brings breadth of knowledge and experience to this extensively illustrated book, brilliantly conveying his personal enthusiasm for Sienese art.
See the Complete Contents and extract in Artwords
Also of interest:
Art of the Renaissance
Dictionary of The Italian Renaissance |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500203725 | | ISBN-13 978-0500203729 | | | | 21.0 x 15.0 cm | | Paperback | | 224pp | | 183 illustrations, 73 in colour | | First published 2003 | | | | £8.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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