Join me on my first solo journey through Italy, exploring stunning Tuscany, the art-filled streets of Florence, and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Despite a healthy and engaged crowd, there was a definite hush among visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s magical exhibition “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350” last week. They ...

This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s highly anticipated “Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300–1350” will trace how an Italian city served as the foundation of a continent-wide artistic ...

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 ...

I found myself drawn to “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a once-in-a-lifetime kind of a show.

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 ...