Peintres de Sienne: A Scholarly Survey of Sienese Painting

Edited by Giulietta Chelazzi Dini, Alessandro Angelini, and Bernardina Sani, the volume 'Peintres de Sienne' (Éditions Actes Sud) traces Sienese painting from the 13th to the 17th century. Combining rigorous scholarship with high-quality reproductions, the book examines the evolution of techniques and supports, emphasizing the permeability of Sienese art to external influences while maintaining a distinct local tradition. It explores the social position of the medieval artist as artisan and the shift toward Baroque mannerism, highlighting the absence of disciplinary boundaries between architecture and painting. Key figures include Guido da Siena, Duccio di Buoninsegna (a pupil of Cimabue), Simone Martini, and the Lorenzetti brothers, who contributed to the early modern emancipation of art.