Notable Masters

Simone Martini

1284 in Siena; † 1344 in Avignone - 13th century - Duecento - Trecento - Sienese School

Simone Martini was an Italian painter born in Siena. He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting. It is thought that Martini was a pupil of Ducciodi Buoninsegna, the leading Sienese painter of his time. According to late Renaissance art biographer Giorgio Vasari, Simone was instead a pupil of Giotto di Bondone, with whom he went to Rome. Martini's brother-in-law was the artist Lippo Memmi.

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 94 unique works (see list 🔗) under .

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Photo credits

  1. Simone Martini: Christ on the Cross, c. 1340, wikimedia commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International

  2. Simone Martini: The Redeemer conferring a blessing, c. 1315-1320, wikimedia commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International

  3. Simone Martini: Christ Discovered in the Temple, 1342, wikimedia commons, Public domain

  4. Simone Martini: The Angel of the Annunciation, c. 1330, nga.gov, Public domain