Painting in Siena

http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg3/gg3-main1.html

This is a great website of Painting in Siena. These painting are early Renaissance, and it influences some church. It becomes dazzling facade of dark and light stone. Duccio, who impact the Painting in Siena. He uses strong color with gold to create some patterns.

This painting is Madonna and Child by Andrea. He use a special way to represent the Virgin, he made Madonna sits on a cushion. It shows the Humility, this is a popular way in that period. This painting can show this particular style.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duccio

This website is about Duccio, he's born in Siena. He impacts the Italian painter for his time. His masterpiece is for Siena's cathedral, and also well known of Stoclet Madonna. The right side's painting is Maestà with Twenty Angels and Nineteen Saints. I like his color, because it is brightly. He made a lot of this paintings, they are incredible. In this painting, Duccio used a skill to make the Maestà comes up. Therefore, the painting is nice.

Giotto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto_di_Bondone

This is a website about Giotto, and it contains many information. I choose a piece of painting from the website, it is Giotto's Last Supper. I choose it because this painting already have emotion inside. Maybe you can see some lines, but the emotion is clearly show on face. The last supper is about Jesus said about a disciple will betray him. Every disciples thought of that person is who. Therefore, they are worried.

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http://www.giottodibondone.org/

This website has many Giotto's painting, I choose one to describe. This piece is scenes from the Meeting at the Golden Gate, and it is a detail of Joachim and Anna kiss. The point I want to show you is that the love is show on their face. The whole painting can't make everyone focus on this. I like the expression in their eyes, the strong emotion seems come from there. Giotto has many paintings, he is great Renaissance painter!