Siena at the Uffizi

In the fourteenth century, painting in Siena was certainly on par with painting in Florence. While Florence had Giotto and his followers, Siena could boast of Duccio di Buoninsegna (ca. 1255-1318/1319) and the Lorenzetti brothers, Pietro (ca. 1280-1348) and Ambrogio (ca. 1290-1348). In the first rooms of the Uffizi in…

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Siena in de Uffizi

In de veertiende eeuw kon de schilderkunst in Siena zich zeker meten met die van Florence. Waar Florence Giotto en diens navolgers had, had Siena Duccio di Buoninsegna (ca. 1255-1318/1319) en de gebroeders Lorenzetti, Pietro (ca. 1280-1348) en Ambrogio (ca. 1290-1348). In de eerste zalen van de Uffizi in Florence…

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