Roland Collection - Art, Society and Religion in Siena, Florence and Padua, 1280-1400

Art, Society and Religion in Siena, Florence and Padua, 1280-1400

Duccio: The Rucellai Madonna - N/A

Giotto: The Arena Chapel - N/A

Palazzo Pubblico, Siena - N/A

Orsanmichele - N/A

The Spanish Chapel - N/A

The Baptistery, Padua - N/A

The Rinuccini Chapel, Santa Croce - N/A

Siena Cathedral - N/A

Siena Cathedral - N/A

8 programs
25 and 50 minutes

Three leading centres of cultural activity in fourteenth-century Italy - Siena, Florence and Padua - are studied in these Open University/BBC videos, which will appeal to those who have an interest in early Renaissance art, the art and cultural legacy of Italy, or late medieval culture and society in general.

It is generally claimed that Florence and its artists played a key role in the "Italian Renaissance", and that the achievements of other Italian cities and their artists are less significant. These videos examine critically both the primary evidence and the historiographical traditions that inform such art-historical claims and challenge the traditional view of the ascendancy of Florence by looking equally at the rich and varied artistic legacies of Siena and Padua.

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Repeated titles occur in the list opposite where the program entry appears in different sections (indicated by the colored prefix number) of the Resource Guide and consequently may have different descriptions and illustrations.

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