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The true birthplace of the Renaissance

An exhibition at the National Gallery argues that it was the artists of Siena who introduced to the world psychological realism and narrative painting

Joanna Moorhead
‘Madonna del Latte’, c.1325, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti © FOTO STUDIO LENSINI SIENA
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 08 March 2025
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