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In the Italian Manner. Spain and the Mediterranean Gothic (1320-1420)
Museo del Prado - Fundación BBVA - Long before the Renaissance swept across Europe, Italy witnessed an artistic revolution.
PAINTED GOLD. El Greco and Art between Crete and Venice
Palazzo Ducale - Venice welcomed a growing influx of artworks and artists from the Aegean islands.
Giotto and Saint Francis: major exhibition at the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria
Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria - The display gathers more than sixty works.
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.
«Beato Angelico» in Venice
Venice, Italy - A unprecedented exhibition celebrating Fra Angelico.
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: 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.