The Pinacoteca Nazionale is a

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Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. Inaugurated in 1932, it houses especially late medieval and Renaissance paintings from Italian artists. It is housed in the Brigidi and Buonsignori palaces in the city's center: the former, built in the 14th century, it is traditionally identified as the Pannocchieschi family's residence. The Palazzo Bichi-Buonsignori, although built in the 15th century, has a 19th-century neo-medieval façade based on the city's

Palazzo Pubblico The Palazzo Pubblico (''town hall'') is a palace in Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. Construction began in 1297 to serve as the seat of the Republic of Siena's government, which consisted of the Podestà and Council of Nine, the elected off ...

. The gallery has one of the largest collections of Sienese paintings with gold backgrounds from the 14th and 15th centuries.Mauro Civai, Enrico Toti, ''Siena cuore medievale d'Europa''. Alsaba Edizioni, 2004 page 103 Works in the gallery include: * Duccio di Buoninsegna's Polyptych N. 28 and ''Madonna of the Franciscans'' * Guido da Siena's ''St. Peter Enthroned'' *

Simone Martini Simone Martini ( – 1344) was an Italian painter born in Siena. He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style. It is thought that Martini was a pupil ...

's ''Blessed Agostino Novello and His Miracles'' (c. 1330) * Ambrogio Lorenzetti's ''

Annunciation The Annunciation (from Latin '), also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the biblical tale of the announcement by the ang ...

'' (c. 1344) *

Bartolo di Fredi Bartolo di Fredi (c. 1330 – 26 January 1410), also called Bartolo Battiloro, was an Italian painter, born in Siena, classified as a member of the Sienese School. Biography He had a large studio and was one of the most influential painters wor ...

's ''Adoration of the Magi'' * Michelino da Besozzo's ''

Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine The mystical marriage of Saint Catherine (or "Mystic") covers two different subjects in Christian art arising from visions received by either Catherine of Alexandria or Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), in which these virgin saints went through a ...

'' (c. 1420) * Il Sodoma's ''Christ at the Column'' and ''Deposition'' * Domenico Beccafumi's ''Birth of the Virgin'', ''St. Michael Expelling the Rebel Angels'', ''

Coronation of the Virgin The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries, but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and beyond. Christ, sometimes accompanied by God th ...

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Trinity Triptych The Trinity Triptych is a 1513 oil on panel painting by Domenico Beccafumi, now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena. Beccafumi's earliest surviving painting, it was produced as the altarpiece for the Cappella del Manto in the Santa Maria dell ...

'', ''Marriage of St Catherine'', ''Stigmatization of St. Catherine of Siena'', ''St Lucy'' and '' Christ in Limbo'' Other artists represented include Ugolino di Nerio,

Pietro Lorenzetti Pietro Lorenzetti (; – 1348) 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-dimen ...

Sassetta ''For the village near Livorno, see Sassetta, Tuscany'' Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, known as il Sassetta (ca.1392–1450 or 1451) was an Tuscan painter of the Renaissance, and a significant figure of the Sienese School.Judy Metro, ''Italia ...

, Domenico di Bartolo, Taddeo di Bartolo,

Francesco di Giorgio Martini Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and writer. As a painter, he belonged to the Sienese School. He was considered a visionary architectural theorist—in Nikolaus Pevsner's terms ...

, Matteo di Giovanni,

Neroccio di Bartolomeo Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi (1447–1500) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early-Renaissance or Quattrocento period in Siena. He was a student of Vecchietta, and then he shared a workshop with Francesco di Giorgio from 1468. He ...

Gallery

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'', 1344. File:Mystic m.jpg, Michelino da Besozzo:
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'', c. 1420. File:Madonna-of-humility- 1433 Domenico di Bartolo.jpg, Domenico di Bartolo:
'' Madonna of Humility'', 1433. File:Neroccio di bartolomeo landi, madonna col bambino e santi, 1476.JPG,

Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi (1447–1500) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early-Renaissance or Quattrocento period in Siena. He was a student of Vecchietta, and then he shared a workshop with Francesco di Giorgio from 1468. ...

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Madonna and Child with St Michael and St Bernardino ''Madonna and Child with St Michael and St Bernardino'' is a 1476 tempera and gold on panel triptych by Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi, now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena. To the left is St Michael, whilst to the right is Bernardino of S ...

'', 1476. File:Lorenzo Lotto 018.jpg,

Lorenzo Lotto Lorenzo Lotto (c. 1480 – 1556/57) was an Italian painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other north Italian cities. He painted mainly altarpieces, religiou ...

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''Nativity'', 1527–1528.

References

Sources

External links

Official website of the Museum.

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena - Scalarchives.com

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena - Scolarsresource.com
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