Following up on a post from yesterday, here is some more of the splendid work of the painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti (ca. 1290-1348), currently being shown at an exhibition in his native city of Siena.
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| Altarpiece with Madonna and Child, Angels, Saints and Prophets (often called in Italian a ‘Maestà - Majesty’), from the church of San Pietro in Orto, Massa Maritima; ca. 1335. Here the Sienese love for detail and decoration is particularly evident. |
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| Detail of the Virgin Mary’s throne, the base of which is formed from the three Theological virtues (in ascending order), Faith, Hope and Charity. |
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| Altarpiece of St Michael the Archangel, also known as the Rofena Abbey Polyptych, with the Madonna and Child above; on the left, St Bartholomew, with St John the Evangelist in the pinnacle; on the right, St Benedict, with St Louis of Toulouse in the pinnacle. ca 1337. |
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| Madonna and Child, from the parish of San Lorenzo alle Serre di Rapolano, ca. 1342-44 |
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| Dismembered altarpiece with the Virgin and Child, Ss Martha and Mary Magdalene, Ss John the Evangelist and Baptist; below, the Lamentation over the Dead Christ, with Ss Augustine and Anthony Abbot. |
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| Detail of St John the Evangelist |
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| St Marthe; here again, the Sienese love for decoration is put to very good effect with the flowers she holds. |
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| Madonna and Child with two Angels, Ss Dorothy, Catherine of Alexandria, Nicholas, Martin, and Popes Clement I and Gregory I. ca. 1342-44. Two panels on the sides showing St Nicholas gift of the dowries and St Martin sharing his cloak with the beggar are preserved, but now separated from the main panel. |
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| The Annunciation. From the angel’s mouth come the words “Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum”; in the halo of the Virgin, “Non est impossibile apud Deum omne verbum”; from the Virgin’s towards God the Father in the cuspid, “Ecce ancilla Domini.” The inscription below dates the painting, December 17, 1344. |
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| Stained Glass of St Michael slaying the devil, 1325-30 ca. |
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| A crucifix by Ambrogio’s older brother Pietro, from the diocesan museum of Cortona, 1315-20 ca. |
