The Pavement Masters of Siena (1369-1562)Cust, Robert H. Hobart (Robert Henry Hobart)
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The Pavement Masters of Siena (1369-1562)
Cust, Robert H. Hobart (Robert Henry Hobart)
Art -- Italy -- Siena; Duomo di Siena; Pavements, Mosaic
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| | Date the | Numbers |
The various designs on the | Notes. | work was | corresponding | Names of the Artists.
pavement arranged in their | | executed. | to those on the |
chronological order. | | | plan (p. 15). |
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| Of these eight artists’ | 1369 | | (1). Antonio di Brunaccio.
| work on the Pavement, | 1370 | | (2). Sano di Marco.
| no recognizable trace | ” | | (3). Francesco di Ser
| now remains. | | | Antonio.
| | 1376 | | (4). Matteo di Bartolo.
| | 1380 | | (5). Nanni di Corsino.
| | 1398 | | (6). Sano di Maestro
| | | | Matteo.
| | ” | | (7). Luca di Cecco.
| | 1405 | | (8). Cecco di Giovanni.
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Fortune’s Wheel revolving with | | | |
figures of men clinging to it. In | | | |
the four corners of the picture are | | | |
half-length portraits of Euripides, | | | |
Seneca, Epictetus, and Aristotle. | | | |
(Milanesi. _Documenti._ Vol. i., | | | |
p. 177.) | | 1372 | 37 |
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The Arms of the Cities allied and | | | |
friendly to Siena.
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