Episode 350 - Siena: The National Painting Gallery

01/10/2025 22 min
Episode 350 - Siena: The National Painting Gallery

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The National Painting Gallery in Siena, Italy, known locally as the “Pinacoteca Nazionale,” houses one of the world’s most important collections of medieval and Renaissance Sienese paintings. It includes two rare paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna, as well as masterpieces by Simone Martini, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Il Sodoma and Domenico Beccafumi.