The medieval city of Siena is a treasure trove of Renaissance art, which is the focus of a new exhibition at the National ...

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Famous globally, the Uffizi Gallery boasts a rich repository of Italian Renaissance art. The grandiose Florentine building ...

Virtually nothing is known about the life of Cenni di Pepo, better known as Cimabue (c. 1240-1302), the Florentine artist often called the father of Western painting. A mere two decades after his ...

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Siena’s art is currently stealing the global limelight. The blockbuster exhibition Siena: the Rise of Painting 1300-1350 brought masterpieces from the city’s golden age to the Metropolitan ...