{"id":77,"date":"2021-10-05T07:40:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T07:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/garleensandhu\/?p=77"},"modified":"2021-10-11T18:50:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:50:53","slug":"late-gothic-early-renaissance-simone-martini-1284-1344","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/garleensandhu\/2021\/10\/05\/late-gothic-early-renaissance-simone-martini-1284-1344\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Gothic & Early Renaissance | Simone Martini (1284 – 1344)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Maest\u00e0<\/em> (c. 1312-1315) by Simone Martini<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Simone Martini was an Italian painter, who had a major part in\u00a0the development of early Italian painting and was credited for developing the modern International Gothic style. Not much is known about his life, aside from the fact that he was born in Siena and was an apprentice from a young age. According to Renaissance art biographers, Martini was known to be the pupil of Giotto di Bondone. However, experts now believe Martini was a pupil of Duccio di Buoninsegna, the leading Sienese painter of his time, from whom he learned the technique of harmonizing colour. According to E. H. Gombrich, Martini was also \u201ca friend of Petrarch,\u201d and had even painted a portrait of him (Gombrich 214).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus, 1333<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One of his earliest documented works was the Maest\u00e0, a large fresco produced in 1315<\/em>. The painting was created when he was staying in Palazzo Pubblico. Martini painted it for the Town Hall of Siena as a counterpart to the huge pala by Duccio in the Cathedral. The Madonna and Child were enthroned with saints and angels in the artwork. The fresco was a reimagining of Duccio’s Maest\u00e0, with a greater emphasis on illusionary perspective and concrete replacing abstract. In comparison to his predecessor’s work, which was abstract, it was a little more descriptive in the setting and actions of his characters. This work of his is recognized as a representative of 14th-century Italian art.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christ Discovered in the Temple, 1342<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Martini’s work has a distinct Sienese feel about it. His work had a significant impact on the art form and style of Sienese painters in the years ahead. Throughout his career, he upheld the Sienese tradition. The artist’s body of work stands in stark contrast to Florentine art’s seriousness and monumentality. His art was characterized by stylized, decorative, soft features, courtly grace, and sinuosity of line, among other things. Martini drew inspiration from French manuscript illumination and ivory carving in his work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Annunciation Diptych, 1333<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The painting Annunciation, which he produced for the Siena Cathedral, is one of his most famous pieces. The painting was a triptych with three panels. Simone Martini signed the artwork in 1333 alongside his brother-in-law, Lippo Memmi. The triptych presented Gabriel and Mary in their dematerialized forms, with beautiful line rhythm. The complexities of his detailed work prompted plenty of painters to try and replicate his style. None of his successors, however, could achieve the energy and vibrant shapes of his work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art<\/em>. 16th ed., Phaidon Press, 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simone_Martini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Simone-Martini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.travelingintuscany.com\/art\/simonemartini.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images:<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By Simone Martini – The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=154980<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Simone Martini – Web Gallery of Art:   Image  Info about artwork, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=15396236<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Simone Martini – File:Simone Martini 068.jpgFile:Simone Martini 069.jpg, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=86898659<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Simone Martini – jwG5CBwYZObuvA at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=21894083<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Simone Martini – The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=154806<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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