The study of peace is inextricably linked to that of war COMMENT | VANESSA BADRE | Like the air we breathe, peace does not typically command our attention until we lose it. That is why the study of ...

PARIS – Like the air we breathe, peace does not typically command our attention until we lose it. That is why the study of peace is inextricably linked to that of war: it seeks to understand the root ...

Siena has recently enjoyed a renaissance in the public estimation. This year, the blockbuster exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350 (at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and London’s ...

While peace is often viewed merely as the absence of war, it has its own content and mechanics, which are perpetuated by ordinary people. A 14th-century fresco by the Italian painter Ambrogio ...

The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350,” which debuted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York before traveling to the National Gallery in London. In the beginning of Trecento Pictoriality: ...

The city of Siena, nestled in Tuscany’s rolling green hills and surrounded by medieval villages, is a living work of art. Once a prosperous banking center in the Middle Ages, strategically located ...

(REVIEW) With glittering treasures from Siena’s golden age at every turn, this outstanding exhibition at The National Gallery in London is the first outside of continental Europe to consider the major ...

THE NATIONAL GALLERY’s take on the most exciting 50 years of Siena’s artistic production is a remarkable achievement: a pleasure for the eye and commendable for its ability to make medieval religious ...

I had been looking forward to the National Gallery’s exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 for several reasons. First, it was many years in the making. Its curator, Professor Emerita ...

Masterpieces long separated by time and distance reunite in Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300–1350 at the National Gallery. Witness magnificent works of art by Duccio, Martini, and the Lorenzetti ...