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Rome is full of exciting things to do, and it can be difficult to figure out where to go. Art enthusiasts should be sure to ...
See the Breathtaking 14th-Century Sienese Artworks That Helped Set the Italian Renaissance in Motion. ... Art historians think Duccio may have trained some of the three younger painters on display.
(RNS) — A Minnesota university art history instructor who showed a treasured 14th-century painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad’s call to prophesy was dismissed amid a roiling controversy ...
The Sienese painter Duccio completed his only signed work, Maestà (majesty), the grand altarpiece for his city’s cathedral, in the baking-hot summer of 1311. This was such a momentous public ...
In her presentation, Mary Edwards will discuss the impact of Greco-Roman art on the Italian artist, Altichiero, who painted frescoes in the late 14th century in Padua. Though Altichiero was painting ...
The Art Newspaper's pick of the top shows to see around the world this month. ... November’s must-see exhibitions: Leonardo, Orphism and a beautiful exploration of 14th-century Siena .
Kamakura period, 14th century is an artist. The artist's work has been offered at auction multiple times. Among the artist's sold works is "Figure of a Shinto Deity", which realized 5,000 USD at ...
Raoul Peck on photographer Ernest Cole, the death of Bill Dare, 14th-century art in Siena, Colum McCann's novel Twist. Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
In the 14th century, cut of clothing became the preeminent sign of class. As a lady of high estaat, be sure to hire the finest tailor that thou canst!
A rare 14th-century ornate Hebrew Bible written during the golden age of Spain will be put on public display after being sold for $6.9m (£5.3m) ... de force of biblical and kabbalistic scholarship and ...