If you're able try to go to the Metropolitan Museum in New York before Feb 2025 for the new exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 you would find the largest aggregation of panels from the Maesta outside of the Duomo Museum in Siena. The entire front predella (as exists currently) and a not insignificant amount of the crown and predella of the back of the Maesta are in NYC. It's a wonderful exhibition, focusing on beautiful works by Duccio, Simone Martini, and the two Lorenzetti brothers Pietro and Ambrogio as well as other contemporary Sienese works, some which have never been in the US before. Well worth the trip I'd say.
Yes and I would add that we thought that the textiles that are on view in the show were of particular value to our understanding of this historical moment.
Oh wow. I think this is the first polyptych I've seen. The black and white marble interior is also new. It's interesting that Peter is elderly at Christ's betrayal - I always thought of him in the prime of his life, which makes me wonder something else: what goes into how artists' choices for how to portray these people? One has Mary with blonde hair, another brunette, who said this apostle's eyes crinkled in the corners, or that they dressed this way? It's been interesting to see how the same scenes are depicted with so much variation in their details.
Be aware that many minerals and other paint elements are toxic and should be handled with caution and with close adult supervision. The mineral is ground to a very fine powder and then suspended in a liquid medium, in the case of egg tempera, largely the yolk of a raw egg. To learn more, I suggest reading Cennino d'Andrea Cennini's The Craftsman's Handbook.
The reason all this church art is around the world in museums, is because of the napoleonic wars and invasions of Catholic countries and the French soldiers looting most savagely the art in this spaces. Sad. The small St James from the tomb taken of John II of Castile, and now this marvel from Siena.
9:00 We now can understand these paintings all in one place, thanks to SmartHistory and the expertise of Dr. Beth and Dr. Steve. 😉
Remarkable and grandiose, Im proud of my European artistic heritage.
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Awesome!
Siena arguably has the most beautiful cathedral.
If you're able try to go to the Metropolitan Museum in New York before Feb 2025 for the new exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 you would find the largest aggregation of panels from the Maesta outside of the Duomo Museum in Siena. The entire front predella (as exists currently) and a not insignificant amount of the crown and predella of the back of the Maesta are in NYC. It's a wonderful exhibition, focusing on beautiful works by Duccio, Simone Martini, and the two Lorenzetti brothers Pietro and Ambrogio as well as other contemporary Sienese works, some which have never been in the US before. Well worth the trip I'd say.
Yes and I would add that we thought that the textiles that are on view in the show were of particular value to our understanding of this historical moment.
Ahh, the power of faith..
Ahh, The power of painting..
Oh wow. I think this is the first polyptych I've seen. The black and white marble interior is also new.
It's interesting that Peter is elderly at Christ's betrayal - I always thought of him in the prime of his life, which makes me wonder something else: what goes into how artists' choices for how to portray these people? One has Mary with blonde hair, another brunette, who said this apostle's eyes crinkled in the corners, or that they dressed this way? It's been interesting to see how the same scenes are depicted with so much variation in their details.
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italy should buy them back
Why tho...
@@deer563 to put them together again
@@starcapture3040 oh ok.
How do you get paint from lapis lazuli im confused ( sorry if my spelling wrong)
Be aware that many minerals and other paint elements are toxic and should be handled with caution and with close adult supervision.
The mineral is ground to a very fine powder and then suspended in a liquid medium, in the case of egg tempera, largely the yolk of a raw egg. To learn more, I suggest reading Cennino d'Andrea Cennini's The Craftsman's Handbook.
@@smarthistory-art-history oh
Did you record this in a confessional
booth?
No, in the museum in Siena!
When I view the speculative reconstruction of the back of the polyptych, I do not see the Temptation of Christ scene owned by the Frick.
Look again, its on the back predella right next to the Temptation on the temple.
Got it, thanks.@@smarthistory-art-history
The reason all this church art is around the world in museums, is because of the napoleonic wars and invasions of Catholic countries and the French soldiers looting most savagely the art in this spaces. Sad. The small St James from the tomb taken of John II of Castile, and now this marvel from Siena.