Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London
24 October 2007 - 13 January 2008
For the first time in Britain, a major exhibition will show Renaissance painting and sculpture in the artistic, cultural and political contexts of the volatile last century of the Sienese Republic.
'Renaissance Siena: Art for a City' will bring together around one hundred beautiful exhibits, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, manuscripts and ceramics. Major loans from private and public collections across Europe and America will be displayed alongside the exceptional Sienese paintings in the National Gallery's own collection several specially cleaned and restored for this show.
Covering a period from about 1460 to 1530, this exhibition will demonstrate the distinct qualities of Sienese painting, drawing and sculpture, adding up to a supremely elegant, expressive and visionary style of art formed during a period of fascinating power shifts within the city itself. more
Books on Siena and Renaissance art
Full price £9, Senior/Concessions £8, Under 12s FREESenior/Concessions Tuesday Afternoon Offer (Every Tuesday 2.30-6pm) £4.50
Art Fund members £4.50, Students/Unemployed/12 - 18s £4.50,
A very good description of the exhibition can be found here
Whilst at the National Gallery, make time to view some of their permanent masterpieces including:
Van Gogh - Sunflowers
Turner - The Fighting Temeraire
Constable - The Hay Wain
Leonardo da Vinci - The Virgin of the Rocks
Piero della Francesca - The Baptism of Christ
Pieter Paul Rubens - Samson and Delilah
Botticelli - Venus and Mars
Books and prints from the National Gallery shop
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