Monte dei Paschi art collection spans eight centuries in Siena exhibition
An exhibition titled "Sienese Art: From the Late Middle Ages to the 20th Century in the Collections of Monte dei Paschi di Siena" is currently underway at the Complesso di Santa Maria della Scala in Siena. Curated by Laura Bonelli, the display features a range of artworks from the mid-12th century to the early 1900s, emphasizing the bank's role in promoting the arts. Highlights include rare panel paintings by Maestro di Tressa and Margarito d'Arezzo, a marble triptych by Tino di Camaino, along with works by artists such as Sodoma, Beccafumi, and 19th-century painter Luigi Mussini.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Complesso di Santa Maria della Scala, Siena
- Curated by Laura Bonelli
- Works from Monte dei Paschi di Siena collection
- Spans mid-12th to early 20th century
- Includes Maestro di Tressa, Margarito d'Arezzo, Tino di Camaino, Pietro Lorenzetti
- Features Sodoma, Beccafumi, Rutilio Manetti, Bernardino Mei
- Includes Giuseppe Zocchi vedute of Piazza del Campo
- Concludes with 19th-century academic artists
Entities
Artists
- Maestro di Tressa
- Margarito d'Arezzo
- Tino di Camaino
- Pietro Lorenzetti
- Andrea di Bartolo
- Benedetto Bindo
- Martino di Bartolomeo
- Stefano di Giovanni (Sassetta)
- Donatello
- Masaccio
- Sano di Pietro
- Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (Sodoma)
- Domenico Beccafumi
- Brescianino
- Riccio
- Francesco Vanni
- Federico Barocci
- Rutilio Manetti
- Domenico Manetti
- Bernardino Mei
- Giuseppe Zocchi
- Luigi Mussini
- Cesare Maccari
- Giovanni Dupré
- Fulvio Corsini
- Fabio Chigi (Pope Alexander VII)
- Gino Pisapia
Institutions
- Monte dei Paschi di Siena
- Complesso di Santa Maria della Scala
- Museo di San Donato
- Palazzo Salimbeni
- Artribune
- Università di Napoli
Locations
- Siena
- Italy