Its chief rival, Florence, emerged as the new superpower, its own art eclipsing Siena's. This new "blockbuster" at the National Gallery – featuring more than 100 exhibits including paintings ...

Dirty realism doesn’t appear in art for another 300 years ... as the curators of Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350 observe in the catalogue. The ostensible subject of the show is a late ...