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A miniature depicting the Battle of Montaperti, from the Nuova Cronica (14th century) Medieval coin of the Republic of Siena (12th century) In the 13th century, Siena was predominantly Ghibelline, in opposition to Florence's Guelph position (this conflict formed the backdrop for some of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, completed in 1320).
"The Met's Siena Renaissance Show Is a Masterpiece". Vulture "Siena: The Rise of Painting exhibition at The Met in New York". The Florentine. October 31, 2024 "What to Do in New York City in January". The New York Times. January 9, 2025. ISSN 0362-4331.
The Republic of Siena was one of the most powerful of the fourteenth-century Italian city-states, an urban hub filled with bankers and merchants with many international contacts. The fourteenth century was a turbulent time for politics in the Italian cities due to constant violent party struggles; governments were overthrown, and governments ...
Siena history; History of Siena List of governors of Siena; List of mayors of Siena; Republic of Siena, 11th–16th centuries; Archivio di Stato di Siena (state archives) Other cities in the macroregion of Central Italy: Timeline of Ancona, Marche region; Timeline of Arezzo, Tuscany region; Timeline of Florence, Tuscany; Timeline of Livorno ...
Siena was an important city in medieval Europe, and its historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which contains several buildings from the 13th and 14th centuries. [ 9 ] [ 12 ] The city is famous for its cuisine , art , museums , medieval cityscape and the Palio , a horse race held twice a year in Piazza del Campo .
In the 16th century the Mannerists Beccafumi and Il Sodoma worked there. While Baldassare Peruzzi was born and trained in Siena, his major works and style reflect his long career in Rome. The economic and political decline of Siena by the 16th century, and its eventual subjugation by Florence, largely checked the development of Sienese painting ...
Duccio di Buoninsegna (UK: / ˈ d uː tʃ i oʊ / DOO-chee-oh, [1] Italian: [ˈduttʃo di ˌbwɔninˈseɲɲa]; c. 1255–1260 – c. 1318–1319), commonly known as just Duccio, was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany, in the late 13th and early 14th century. He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in ...
Siena Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Since the earth 13th-century the Siena Cathedral has been an important part of the Sienese identity.