Notable Masters

Guido da Siena

1230 (ca.) in Siena; † 1290 (ca.) in Siena - 13th century - Duecento - Sienese School

Guido of Siena was an Italian painter who lived and worked in Siena during the 13th century. He is known for his work in the Italo-Byzantine style. Despite this, not much is known about Guido and his place in Sienese painting before the emergence of Duccio. However, due to the fact that he is the only Sienese painter from that time period with surviving works on panel that bear his signature, he is often considered as the most significant artistic figure of that time and the first leading master of the renowned Sienese school of painting.

The Fondazione Federico Zeri provides the most comprehensive database available for Italian art of this era and from this master. The Federico Zeri Catalogue lists 26 unique works (see list 🔗) under Guido of Siena.

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Photo credits

  1. Guido da Siena: Madonna with child, 1270-1280, wikimedia commons, Public domain

  2. Guido da Siena: Annunciation, 1262-1279, wikimedia commons, Public domain

  3. Guido da Siena: Ascent onto the Cross, 1280s, wikimedia commons, Public domain

  4. Guido da Siena: The Crucifixion, 1270-1280, wikimedia commons, Public domain