14th-century Siena: The art that shaped the future
Why did the city and its artists bring about such change in painting form and style?
Filmed on location in Siena and in the Gallery, curators, local experts and artists introduce us to the artists and their exquisite works
The artists Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti were not afraid to paint in a new way, each brought their own innovations to the works they produced.
Visit the city where they worked to imagine their marvellous altarpieces reunited and smaller devotional pieces in the hands of the people who commissioned them.
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Don't miss this golden moment in art
Step into Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350
See some of Europe's earliest, most exquisite and most significant artworks
Anatomy of an altarpiece
Uncover the different sections of an Italian Renaissance altarpiece
From pilasters to roundels we describe the technical terms.
Maestà, the Passion of Christ: A film by Andy Guérif
What would happen if Duccio's 'Maestà' came to life?
French artist Andy Guérif directs a live-action adaptation of Duccio's famous 14th-century polyptych