Online Members' event
About
In the final week of ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350’, reflect with art historian and writer Melissa Baksh.
The artists of Siena made waves with their use of expressive face and movement. Look again at the bold egg tempera, intricate craftsmanship and brilliant gold of this five-star exhibition with Melissa Baksh, who shares final insights on the themes and works of the exhibition. We will look at Duccio, Simone Martini, the Lorenzetti brothers and more.
Hear expert insights, share your own thoughts, and ask questions at this online Members’ reflection.
The exhibition was organised by the National Gallery and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Speaker
Melissa Baksh is a London-based art historian, writer, educator, and broadcaster/DJ. A desire to make art accessible and open up art collections to a wide range of audiences underpins her work and as well as the National Gallery, she has delivered lectures, tours and workshops at the Hayward Gallery, Wellcome Collection and the National Gallery of Umbria. She has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Art Newspaper, Frieze and ArtReview on Old Masters, Italian Renaissance art, contemporary art, the colonial history of art collections and public art and statues. Melissa DJs regularly across music venues in the capital, and has hosted radio shows on Rhythm and Frames, Netil and Balamii Radio.
Watch again
A recording of this event will be made available to all ticket holders in the days following the event.
This recording will be available for two weeks.
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Reflecting on Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350
Online Members' event
Free for Members
This is an online event, exclusive to Members, hosted on Zoom.
Members, please book your free ticket to access this event. You will receive an E-ticket with instructions on how to access your online events, films and resources via your National Gallery account. Only one ticket can be booked per account.
A recording of this event will be made available to all ticket holders in the days following the event.
