Egg Tempera and Gold Leaf on Wood Panel - While many admire the sublime beauty of a finished gold-ground panel, Betka invites us into the bottega—the workshop—to witness the rigorous discipline required to achieve such divinity.

For any devotee of the Trecento, the first half of the fourteenth century in Siena represents the absolute pinnacle of the "Fondo Oro" tradition.

An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and most-visited cities in Italy.