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Video recommendation: Duccio di Boninsegna’s Mastery in Room 4
Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria - This Video is a highlight offering a specialized look into a rare 14th-century gold-ground masterpiece.
Video recommendation: The story of gold in Duccio's Siena
The National Gallery, United Kingdom - Focusing on Duccio’s exquisite Virgin and Child triptych (c. 1312–1315), the film provides an inside look at how medieval Sienese masters manually hammered gold coins into exceptionally thick sheets of gold leaf.
Video highlight: Curator's introduction to 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350'
National Gallery Talks, United Kingdom - Delving into the profound origins of Sienese art, this National Gallery lecture serves as an essential feature.
Christian Art: Duccio’s Siena: Sacred Beauty and Private Devotion to Mary
Christian Art - Fr Patrick van der Vorst visits the landmark exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 at the National Gallery
Video highlight: 14th-century Siena - The art that shaped the future
The National Gallery - A highlight is the creative digital animation that imaginatively reinstates Duccio’s monumental Maestà inside the Siena Cathedral, recapturing a sense of its original spiritual power and architectural scale.
Cimabue: The Maestà Revealed
La Maesta de Cimabue - A look back at the impressive restoration
Video highlight: Présentation de l'exposition Revoir Cimabue. Aux origines de la peinture italienne (in FRENCH)
Exhibition "Revoir Cimabue" in January to May 2025, at the Musée du Louvre. By reuniting forty monumental works, the video offers a vivid masterclass on how Cimabue revolutionized 13th-century painting through unprecedented emotional depth and naturalism.
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.