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Recommended publication: Siena - The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval City
An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and most-visited cities in Italy.
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.
Before the Gold Ground: Five Kyiv Icons and the Origins of the Sacred Image
Louvre - Icons are painted portraits depicting figures of saints in Eastern Christianity. The earliest surviving examples date from the 6th-7th centuries, as with the four icons from the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts in Kyiv, considered foundational works in the art history of painting.
Special display: Restoration of The Virgin of Humility
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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.
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.
Recommended publication: Portable Panel Paintings at the Angevin Court of Naples
This book explores the mobilities and materialities of panel painting at and beyond the Angevin court of Naples in the context of objects, materials, patrons, and painters on the move through the fourteenth-century world.