An illustrated talk by Sandra Cardarelli
27th February 2025 at 19:15 at Fountainhall Church Centre (formerly Rubislaw Church Centre), 1 Beaconsfield Place, Aberdeen AB15 4AB
In the wake of the recent exhibition on Sassetta in the Museum of San Pietro all’Orto in Massa Marittima (15 March-15 September 2024), and in light of the forthcoming itinerant exhibition on Sienese art, Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350, that will be held at The Met Museum in New York (13 October 2024-26 January 20024) and at The National Gallery of London (8 March-22 June 2025), we will discuss some key paintings from Medieval and Renaissance Siena. From Duccio di Boninsegna’s Maestà (1308-1311) in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo of Siena, to Vecchietta’s triptych with the Madonna of the Humility at the Aberdeen Art Gallery (c. 1430-40), we will look in depth at ten masterpieces produced in the Tuscan city during its golden age and explore how these images reflect Siena’s rich history and cultural identity.
Sandra Cardarelli is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Aberdeen, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy,
Aberdeen Italian Circle 