Sienese Painting

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A practicing artist, author, and curator, Timothy Hyman guides us through the golden age of Sienese painting, offering a new perspective on some of the world's most beautiful paintings, including Duccio's Maesta and Ambrogio Lorenzetti's famous Good Government frescoes. A sound understanding of the art and history of the period underpins the author's clearly conveyed love of the works. He takes a broadly chronological approach, with each chapter looking at one particular artist or group of artists from the late thirteenth century to the late fifteenth. Perceptive visual analysis is combined with clear discussion of the social, political, and religious climate of late medieval Italy. The impact of the Black Death on Siena's population and artistic production is discussed along with the profound effect of the Franciscan movement and the cults of local saints such as St. Catherine. Important throughout is Siena's civic self-consciousness, felt in the many cityscapes of Sienese art, from the fortified towns of Simone Martini's Guidorricio da Fogliano to the tiny schematic villages of Giovanni di Paolo's St. John the Baptist cycle. Hyman's enthusiastic tour of Sienese painting looks at its defining characteristicsrich color and spatial inventivenessand challenges the view that favors Florentine over Sienese art. An epilogue concludes with a look at the continuing renewed interest in Sienese painting and a discussion of its impact on contemporary artists such as R. B. Kitaj. Anyone interested in the art and culture of Italy, including those already familiar with Sienese painting, will find inspiration in this book. 180 illustrations, 80 in color.
 

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Introduction: 'An Art Born Amidst City Streets'p. 7The Image of the Cityp. 9Duccio and the Religion of the Communep. 14The Expanded Iconp. 16Pisans and Parisiansp. 24The Maestap. 26Narrative and Predellap. 31'From Greek, Back into Latin'p. 38Simone Martini: 'The Sweet New Style'p. 42In the French High Fashionp. 45The Montefiore Chapel and Franciscan Narrativep. 50Simone in Siena 1328-33p. 57The Guidoriccio and Barna Controversiesp. 61With Petrarch in Avignon: 'il mio Simon'p. 66Pietro Lorenzetti: Towards a Franciscan Artp. 72The Passion Cycle at Assisip. 74'A Sweetly Passionate Abandonment to Feeling'p. 79New Majestiesp. 83Imagery of the Journey: Dante and Blessed Umiltap. 87A New Birthp. 90Ambrogio Lorenzetti: The Golden Age Returnsp. 94In the Service of Ben Comunp. 100The Image of a Just Societyp. 104'The Space of Vernacular Style'p. 110The Winter Wallp. 114The Cosmographerp. 118After the Black Death (1348-1420)p. 122Bartolo and Taddeo: 'Patent Mediocrities'?p. 123The Fountain and the Font: Jacopo della Querciap. 130'Lowliness': Bernardino and the Sienese Saintsp. 132Second Flowering: Sassettap. 136An Alternative Renaissancep. 139Francis, Jester of Godp. 145An Agglomeration of Glimpsesp. 150Verticalityp. 156Giovanni di Paolo: The Chessboard Journeyp. 160Death and the Dante Illuminationsp. 164The John the Baptist Cyclesp. 169The Storytellerp. 175The Lost Cause: From the Master of the Osservanza to Francesco di Giorgiop. 182Asciano and the Shared Idiomp. 188Towards Pienzap. 193Francesco di Giorgio and 'Mathematical Humanism'p. 198Discarding the 'Humble Style'p. 203Epilogue: The Rediscoveryp. 208Bibliographyp. 212Acknowledgmentsp. 215Illustration Listp. 216Indexp. 222Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.