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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.
Video recommendation: Scopria la Galleria - Muriel Vervat parla della Pentecoste di Andrea di Cione (in ITALIAN)
This video from the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze unveils the extraordinary gold leaf techniques used by Andrea di Cione in his 14th-century "Pentecoste" triptych.
Video highlight: Alberto Crespi e la sua collezione di 41 fondi oro donata al Museo Diocesano
The video honors the extraordinary legacy of Alberto Crespi and his invaluable collection of early Italian gold-ground paintings generously donated to the Museo Diocesano in Milan.
Video recommendation: Megan Holmes on the Lives of Italian Renaissance Panel Paintings
National Gallery of Art Talks - This compelling lecture by Megan Holmes explores the fascinating afterlives of Italian Renaissance panel paintings, from their creation to collection and conservation.
Video highlight: Frick Perspectives - The Glint of Gold: Early Italian Pictures by Nathaniel Silver
The Frick Collection - This lecture explores the museum's works by Early Italian Renaissance masters.
Video recommendation: Didattica - Dal fondo oro al paesaggio...e ritorno (in ITALIAN)
This educational video from the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze masterfully illustrates the evolution and revival of gold backgrounds in Tuscan panel paintings.
Video highlight: Art of Late Gothic Italy by Prof. Neal
Through a clear exploration of masterworks by Duccio and Giotto, the narrative illustrates how a fascination with classical culture and individualized human expression began to reshape the art.