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How Italian gold-ground Masters conquered the American heartland
Samuel Henry Kress - He amassed a world-class collection of early tempera-on-panel works.
Medieval | Renaissance: A Dialogue on Early Italian Painting
McMullen Museum of Art, Boston - The transition from the Middle Ages to the early Renaissance in Italy.
Recommended publication: Italian Paintings at the Yale University Art Gallery
Volume 1: 1230-1420 - This volume by Laurence Kanter and Pia Palladino is not merely a catalogue; it is a vital bridge to understanding the spiritual and technical genesis of the Western tradition.
Video recommendation: Sunday at The Met—Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350
The Met, New York - The discussion shines a spotlight on the innovative painting techniques of Duccio, Simone Martini, and the Lorenzetti brothers, detailing how their material choices forever changed the trajectory of Western painting.
The Rasini Crucifixion Crosses the Atlantic
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, acquired the small gold-ground Crucifixion.
Video highlight: Exhibition Tour— Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350
The Met, New York - For readers of Fondo Oro, this production serves as a spectacular visual archive, beautifully illustrating how delicate gold-ground panels, textiles, and metalwork combined to establish a revolutionary narrative style.
Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350
The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 999 - This unmissable presentation offers a fresh, vital perspective on the origins of the Italian Renaissance.
METAL OF HONOR: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston - The only Martini altarpieces of any kind to be found beyond Italy’s borders.