KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Siena, the Rise of Painting 1300-1350, National Gallery

Passcode: 346818
This is a truly magnificent exhibition about a little known period of art history, yet Siena in the first half of the 14th century - before the Black Death put an end to its great wealth and influence - was the birthplace of painting as we know it: transforming the static and formulaic Byzantine images of the Virgin and Child into gorgeous, jewel-like pictures brimming with animated figures, captivating story telling and unprecedented beauty
of design.

Join me for a detailed look at the four great Sienese artists of the period : Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambroggio Lorenzetti
who made Siena into the great centre of art long before Florence and Venice eclipsed its importance during the Renaissance.

For National Gallery press release see here

As always a recording will be available for 7 days