Simone Martini (c. 1284 – July 1344) was an Italian painter born in Siena. He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style.
Simone Martini
Petrarch's Virgil (title page) (c. 1336) Illuminated manuscript, 29,5 x 20 cm Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
It is thought that Martini was a pupil of Duccio di Buoninsegna, the leading Sienese painter of his time. According to late Renaissance art biographer Giorgio Vasari, Simone was instead a pupil of Giotto di Bondone, with whom he went to Rome to paint at the Old St. Peter's Basilica, Giotto also executing a mosaic there. Martini's brother-in-law was the artist Lippo Memmi. Very little documentation of Simone's life survives, and many attributions are debated by art historians. According to E. H. Gombrich, he was a friend of Petrarch and had painted a portrait of Laura.
Simone was doubtlessly apprenticed from an early age, as would have been the normal practice. Among his first documented works is the Maestà of 1315 in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.[1] Lippo Memmi painted a similar Maestà for the Palazzo Comunale in San Gimignano shortly afterwards, an example of the enduring influence Simone's prototypes would have on other artists throughout the 14th century. Perpetuating the Sienese tradition, Simone's style contrasted with the sobriety and monumentality of Florentine art, and is noted for its soft, stylized, decorative features, sinuosity of line, and courtly elegance. Simone's art owes much to French manuscript illumination and ivory carving: examples of such art were brought to Siena in the fourteenth century by means of the Via Francigena, a main pilgrimage and trade route from Northern Europe to Rome.
^Il costume antico e moderno, ovvero Storia del governo, della milizia, delle religion, delle arte, scienza ed usanze de tutti, volume 3, by Giulio Ferrario (1833) p. 72.
^Matteo Camera refers to him erroneously as Simone Memmi, conflating Martini and his pupil Lippo Memmi, in Elucubrazioni storico-diplomatiche su Giovanna I.a, regina di Napoli e Carlo III di Durazzo, Salerno (1889): page 139.
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Frescoes by Simone Martini in the Lower Basilica in Assisi
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Simone Martini at the National Gallery of Art
January 01, 1970
simone, martini, 1284, july, 1344, italian, painter, born, siena, major, figure, development, early, italian, painting, greatly, influenced, development, international, gothic, style, petrarch, virgil, title, page, 1336, illuminated, manuscript, biblioteca, am. Simone Martini c 1284 July 1344 was an Italian painter born in Siena He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style Simone MartiniPetrarch s Virgil title page c 1336 Illuminated manuscript 29 5 x 20 cm Biblioteca Ambrosiana MilanBornSimone Martinic 1284 Siena Republic of SienaDiedJuly 1344 1344 07 00 aged 59 60 Avignon Comtat Venaissin Papal StatesNationalityItalianEducationDuccio di BuoninsegnaKnown forPainting FrescoNotable workAnnunciation with St Margaret and St AnsanusMovementInternational Gothic It is thought that Martini was a pupil of Duccio di Buoninsegna the leading Sienese painter of his time According to late Renaissance art biographer Giorgio Vasari Simone was instead a pupil of Giotto di Bondone with whom he went to Rome to paint at the Old St Peter s Basilica Giotto also executing a mosaic there Martini s brother in law was the artist Lippo Memmi Very little documentation of Simone s life survives and many attributions are debated by art historians According to E H Gombrich he was a friend of Petrarch and had painted a portrait of Laura Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography editSimone was doubtlessly apprenticed from an early age as would have been the normal practice Among his first documented works is the Maesta of 1315 in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena 1 Lippo Memmi painted a similar Maesta for the Palazzo Comunale in San Gimignano shortly afterwards an example of the enduring influence Simone s prototypes would have on other artists throughout the 14th century Perpetuating the Sienese tradition Simone s style contrasted with the sobriety and monumentality of Florentine art and is noted for its soft stylized decorative features sinuosity of line and courtly elegance Simone s art owes much to French manuscript illumination and ivory carving examples of such art were brought to Siena in the fourteenth century by means of the Via Francigena a main pilgrimage and trade route from Northern Europe to Rome Simone s other major works include the Saint Louis of Toulouse Crowning His Brother Robert of Anjou 1317 now Museo di Capodimonte Naples this work was painted during a stay in Naples at the request of the king During this stay putative pupils were his son Francesco Gennaro di Cola and Stefanone 2 3 Simone also painted the Saint Catherine of Alexandria Polyptych in Pisa 1319 and the Annunciation with St Margaret and St Ansanus at the Uffizi in Florence 1333 as well as frescoes in the San Martino Chapel 1 in the lower church of the Basilica of San Francesco d Assisi Francis Petrarch became a friend of Simone s while in Avignon and two of Petrarch s sonnets Canzoniere 96 and 130 make reference to a portrait of Laura de Noves that Simone supposedly painted for the poet according to Vasari A Christ Discovered in the Temple 1342 is in the collections of Liverpool s Walker Art Gallery Simone Martini died while in the service of the Papal court at Avignon in 1344 Gallery edit nbsp The Annunciation with St Margaret and St Ansanus 1333 nbsp Annunciation Diptych 1333 nbsp Saint Catherine of Alexandria Polyptych 1319 nbsp Virgin and Child with Saints Boston Polyptych c 1321 25 nbsp The Miracle of the Child Attacked and Rescued from the Blessed Agostino Novello Triptych c 1328 nbsp Christ Discovered in the Temple 1342 nbsp Maesta 1315 Palazzo Pubblico Siena nbsp Detail of the MaestaSee also editMemmo di FilippuccioSources editVasari Giorgio translation by George Bull 1965 Lives of the Artists Penguin Classics a b Rossetti William Michael 1911 Martini Simone Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 17 11th ed p 801 Il costume antico e moderno ovvero Storia del governo della milizia delle religion delle arte scienza ed usanze de tutti volume 3 by Giulio Ferrario 1833 p 72 Matteo Camera refers to him erroneously as Simone Memmi conflating Martini and his pupil Lippo Memmi in Elucubrazioni storico diplomatiche su Giovanna I a regina di Napoli e Carlo III di Durazzo Salerno 1889 page 139 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simone Martini Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Simone Martini Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Frescoes by Simone Martini in the Lower Basilica in Assisi Art of Simone Martini Simone Martini Gothic Painter Simone Martini at the National Gallery of Art Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simone Martini amp oldid 1175117255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
