Notable Masters

Pietro Lorenzetti

1280/85 (ca.) in Siena; † 1348 (ca.) - 13th century - Duecento - Sienese School

Pietro Lorenzetti or Pietro Laurati was an Italian painter, active between c. 1306 and 1345. Together with his younger brother Ambrogio, he introduced naturalism into Sienese art. In their artistry and experiments with three-dimensional and spatial arrangements, the brothers foreshadowed the art of the Renaissance. Pietro worked in Assisi, Florence, Pistoia, Cortona, and Siena. His work suggests the influence of Duccio (in whose studio he may have worked, possibly alongside Simone Martini), Giotto, and Giovanni Pisano.

The Fondazione Federico Zeri provides the most comprehensive database available for Italian art of this era and from this master. The Federico Zeri Catalogue lists 104 unique works (see list 🔗) under .

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Photo credits

  1. Pietro Lorenzetti: Madonna with Child, wikimedia commons, Public domain

  2. Pietro Lorenzetti: Virgin and Child Enthroned and Donor, Angels, wikimedia commons, Public domain

  3. Pietro Lorenzetti: Madonna with Child, c. 1340, wikimedia commons, Public domain

  4. Pietro Lorenzetti: The Crucifixion with the Virgin, and Saints Mary Magdalene, John the Evangelist and a Franciscan female saint, wikimedia commons, Public domain