But, by the 1350s, its "most glorious years" would be "as good as over". The Black Death "halved" the city's population and ...

The Byzantine Empire is not always recognised as the crucial link that connected the classical world with modern Europe.

Siena: The Rise of Painting at the National Gallery review: 'a blockbuster of a show' - 5/5 This solid gold exhibition ...

Indeed, only a year before the appearance of Duccio’s work, the Palio, Siena’s famous horse race, was first run as part of ...

Duccio Marvasi is a French artist. How much does a Duccio Marvasi cost? Duccio Marvasi's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5 USD to 487 USD, depending ...

A changing contemplative theology of flesh led by friars throughout Italy inspired Sienese artists to imbue their figures with more dimensionality and emotion. For art lovers across the Continent, ...

The exhibition reunites key pieces, including The Annunciation (The National Gallery, London), Christ and the Woman of ...

Step into Siena. It’s the beginning of the 14th century in central Italy. A golden moment for art, a catalyst of change.

At the Musée du Louvre, a new show on the Florentine painter Cimabue features panel paintings by Duccio, the great Sienese artist of the early Renaissance. But there is also a great deal ...

With glittering paintings on every side, the National Gallery’s intense and bewitching new exhibition focuses on Siena’s ...