This is the physical context, and the experience, that a museum cannot fully reproduce but can hope to evoke in bringing the magnificent paintings of late medieval Italy to life for modern viewers ...

Forget tourist-clogged Florence – this is Tuscany’s best city by a mile Seven centuries ago, Siena’s golden age was stopped in its tracks – now the city is blossoming once more ...

The most spectacular exhibition of the year is unquestionably “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Jan. 26, 2025).Focusing on Siena’s pre ...

Their efforts will demonstrate how this art-historical moment set the stage for Western painting as we know it today. “Siena was an epicenter of artistic innovation and ambition in the 14th and ...

The medieval city of Siena is a treasure trove of Renaissance art, which is the focus of a new exhibition at the National Gallery. Michael Hodges heads to Tuscany to experience the magic for himself ...

Siena’s art is currently stealing the global limelight. ... in order not to lose money granted through Italy’s post-Covid-19 resilience credits. But Hémery is optimistic.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Arriving in Siena in “white moonshine” in 1873, Henry James stood in the horseshoe-shaped piazza ...

Join me on my first solo journey through Italy, exploring stunning Tuscany, the art-filled streets of Florence, and the foodie paradise of Bologna! Along the way, I picked up a surprise travel ...

Siena missed the Renaissance but forged an art of unique charm and spiritual feeling. A sparkling exhibition in London celebrates Siena’s 14th century role as a centre of painting quite distinct ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Italy and the Cleveland Museum of Art have announced that a 13th-century manuscript leaf representing the letter “A,” once part ...