as the curators of Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350 observe in the catalogue. The ostensible subject of the show is a late medieval proto-Renaissance that took place in the Tuscan city a good ...

Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban planning. Throughout the centuries, they preserved their city's Gothic ...

Siena’s network of narrow cobbled streets and many of its red-brick houses, churches and palaces are medieval in origin. But its artistic treasures are hidden away in museums. Here are some of ...