Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350
by Richard Stemp
St Anne’s Church, Soho and the National Gallery
Coffee · Lecture · Lunch · Exhibition
19th March 2025
14th century Siena was a Golden Age of art and culture, and a catalyst for change. A city of collaboration, learning and seeing. This exhibition will delve into the works of artists Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, who forged a new way of painting bursting with drama, emotion and colour. The National Gallery will reunite scenes that once were a part of Duccio’s monumental ‘Maestà’ altarpiece along with panels from Simone Martini’s glittering Orsini polyptych, which will come together for the first time in living memory. Over a hundred exhibits made by artisans working in Siena, Naples, Avignon and elsewhere, along with some of Europe’s earliest and most significant artworks will be on show.
The lecture by Dr Richard Stemp will prepare you for the exhibition so that you can make the most of your time in the gallery and gain the greatest insight into the works. Please join us for lunch afterwards at Fumo, Covent Garden.
Order of Events
10.30 Coffee at St Anne’s Church, Soho
11.00 Lecture for Artemisia Members at St Anne’s Church, Soho by Dr Richard Stemp
12.30 Lunch at Fumo, Covent Garden
14.00 Exhibition at the National Gallery – Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 – 1350
COSTS
Coffee Complimentary
Lecture £27.00 + (£2.96 booking fee)
Lecture and Lunch (2 courses, wine and coffee) £72.00 + (£6.71 booking fee)
BookPlease note you must purchase your own tickets to the exhibition from the National Gallery website. This allows you to choose the time you want to enter and to use any discounts or memberships you may have.
National Gallery exhibition tickets
If you would like further information please email me on [email protected] or call 01379 871800.
