Late Gothic Italy

Reconstructed by: Darryl, Chris, Colby, and Jamie

Lorenzo Maitani. Façade of Orvieto Cathedral, begun 1310

acknowledgment of the French Gothic style/ effect of an altar screen/ reliefs and mosaics

Lorenzo Maitani. Center portal (left) and detail of the depiction of Hell on the fourth buttress (below) of Orvieto Cathedral, 1310-30

Siena Cathedral (lower half by Giovanni Pisano), 1284-1299

Duccio di Buoninsegna. Rucellai Madonna, 1285, tempera on wood

Duccio di Buoninsegna. Maesta Altarpiece (Siena),1308-1311, tempera on wood

Duccio/ Siena/ polyptych/ Maesta/ variety of emotions and gestures to create a religious drama

Back of the Maesta Altarpiece

Duccio di Buoninsegna. Betrayal of Christ, from the Maesta Altarpiece, 1309-1311, tempera on wood

Duccio di Buoninsegna. Raising of Lazarus, from the Maesta Altarpiece, 1309-1311, tempera on wood

Duccio di Buoninsegna. Noli Me Tangere, from the Maesta Altarpiece, 1309-1311, tempera on wood

Noli Me Tangere

Palazzo Pubblico (Siena) 1288-1309

fortified stronghold as a monument of civic pride.

crenellated rooflines.

The Palazzo Pubblico is noted for the civic minded paintings found in the Sala della Pace by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.

Left: Towers of San GimignanoRight: Two details of the Good Government fresco

Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Allegory of Good Government, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico (Siena) 1338-9

depiction of “good government”/ panoramic view of an Italian city-state

In The Effects of Bad Government, this painting reflects turbulent politics of many Italian cities and the series of paintings here represent the “ordering and reformation of the city and countryside of Sienna.”

The Good Countryside

Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Allegory of Bad Government, 1338-9, fresco

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, The Effects of Good Government, 1338-1339

Pietro Lorenzetti. The Birth of the Virgin, 1342, tempera on wood

Simone Martini. The Annunciation, 1333, tempera and gold leaf on panel

The Annunciation Altarpiece

Madonna with Angels and Saints

Palazzo Vecchio (Florence, Italy),1299-1320/30

Arnolfo di Cambio and others. Florence Cathedral, begun 1296

Santa Maria del Fiore

Campanile de la Catedral de Florencia

Interior of Florence Cathedral

Orsanmichele Madonna and Child with Angels

1346-47Tempera and gold on panelOrsanmichele, Florence