siena

January 15, 2018
Renaissance architect, painter, and stage designer Baldassare Peruzzi was born on 15 January 1481 in Ancaiano, near Siena.

December 11, 2017
Bernardino Pinturicchio Died on 11 December 1513 in Siena.

November 6, 2017
On 6 November 1531 Il Sodoma Received a 10- Ducat Bonus.

October 31, 2017
Visit the Princeton University Art Museum to experience a rich collection of Italian art in the United States.

October 27, 2017
The monographic exhibition Ambrogio Lorenzetti will be on display at the Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala in Siena from October 22, 2017 until  January 21, 2018.

September 23, 2017
On the 23 September 1439, Francesco di Giorgio Martini was baptized in Siena.

September 18, 2017
The last documents referring to fourteenth-century painter Pietro Lorenzetti are dated between 18 September 1344 and 19 February 1345.

August 23, 2017
On 23 August 1504, the artist Bernardino di Betto – also known as Pintoricchio – was paid 700 ducats for eight scenes painted from the life of St. John the Baptist for the saint’s chapel in the Cathedral of Siena.

August 7, 2017
Cesare Maccari died on 7 August 1919 in Siena, after a career as an award winning painter best known for his classically-inspired compositions.

August 5, 2017
On August 5, 1505, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549), known as “Il Sodoma,” began working on frescoes in Monte Oliveto Maggiore, near Siena.