. Exhibition of pictures of the school of Siena, and examples of the minor arts of that city. 13. Lorenzetti, School of the. 16. LUCA DI TOMME (working in the latterhalf of the fourteenth century). 68. Martini, Simone (1284 circa-1344). 18,21. School of. 20, 67; Case A, 1. Martino di Bartolommeo (d. 1434). 76. Matteo di Giovanni (1430 circa-1495).37, 42, 44. School of. 38, 43. Memmi, Lippo (1290 circa-1357). 17, 19. Neroccio di Bartolommeo (1447-1500).39, 41, 78. School of. 70. Pacchia, Girolamo di Maestro Gio-vanni Detto Del (1477-1535). 53, 56,57, 58. Pastorino Pastorini (1508-1592). Case C,


. Exhibition of pictures of the school of Siena, and examples of the minor arts of that city. 13. Lorenzetti, School of the. 16. LUCA DI TOMME (working in the latterhalf of the fourteenth century). 68. Martini, Simone (1284 circa-1344). 18,21. School of. 20, 67; Case A, 1. Martino di Bartolommeo (d. 1434). 76. Matteo di Giovanni (1430 circa-1495).37, 42, 44. School of. 38, 43. Memmi, Lippo (1290 circa-1357). 17, 19. Neroccio di Bartolommeo (1447-1500).39, 41, 78. School of. 70. Pacchia, Girolamo di Maestro Gio-vanni Detto Del (1477-1535). 53, 56,57, 58. Pastorino Pastorini (1508-1592). Case C, Nos. 1 to , Baldassare (1481-1537). di Domenico (1457-1501). di Pietro (1406-1481). 26, 29, 31, 32, 36, 74- Sassetta, Stefano di Giovanni (1392- 1450). School. 9, 55, da Siena (working in the first half of the fourteenth century). 1, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15. Vanni, Francesco (working in the latterhalf of the sixteenth century). 72, 73. The figures refer to the Nos. of the pictures, etc., ?iot to the pages. B INTRODUCTION PART I SIENESE PAINTING. IRST-BORN of early Italian schools of painting were theRoman and the Sienese. Both schools owed their inspira-tion to the artists of the second golden age of Byzantineart. Under the influence of the Greek mosaists there arose at Rome a school of masters who were, for the most part, decorators Under the influence of the Greek miniaturists there grew up at Siena aschool of artists whose early leaders, Duccio and Ugolino, excelled as paintersof panels. And the influence of the miniature affected the school of Sienathroughout its history. Like their Byzantine predecessors, the Sienesestrove to realize, as I have said elsewhere, an effect of hieratic sumptuous-ness. Disdaining for the most part feats of modelling, they sought toexpress religious emotion by subtle effects of graceful line, bright, purecolour, and an exquisitely scrupulous technique. In their most characteristicworks we fin


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