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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 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: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350, is an exhibition of Sienese painting displayed at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art (2024–2025) and London National Gallery (2025). Exhibition [ edit ]
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 .
The frescoes on the walls of the Room of the Nine (Sala dei Nove) or Room of Peace (Sala della Pace) in Siena's Palazzo Pubblico are one of the masterworks of early Renaissance secular painting. The "nine" was the oligarchal assembly of guild and monetary interests that governed the republic.
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 ...
14th century in the Republic of Siena (1 P) ... 16th century in the Republic of Siena (1 C) This page was last edited on 28 April 2018, at 11:26 (UTC). ...
The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a palace in Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. Construction began in 1297 to serve as the seat of the Republic of Siena's government, which consisted of the Podestà and Council of Nine, the elected officials who performed executive functions (and judicial ones in secular matters). [1]