Simone Martini

Simone Martini (* 1284 in Siena, † 1344 in Avignon ) was an Italian painter of the Sienese school.

Education and Artistic creation

Simone Martini was a pupil of Duccio and is regarded as its artistic successor. Martini painted many frescoes, Table and altarpieces. He probably reached already in 1315 a very good reputation; This year he was commissioned to fresco in the reception hall of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.

In 1317 he became court painter to the King of Naples, Robert of Anjou, who had settled in Siena. 1335 Martini at the request of Pope Benedict XII was. papal court painter in Avignon.

The French Gothic style with flowing shapes and patterns of the noble grace of the figures has taken and perfected martini in his works. His characters have a certain aloofness, they act almost floating. He is regarded as one of the founders of the International Gothic by the mixture of Italian and French stylistic elements.

Work

  • As one of his major works is considered the cycle of frescoes depicting scenes from the life of St. Martin, who was born 1322-1326 in St. Martin's Chapel in the lower church of the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi.
  • Among his major works also include the so-called Polyptych of the Passion, the Martini created in 1342 for the Orsini.
  • Furthermore painted Martini a Maestà (ie Madonna enthroned ), the plant is considered the oldest fresco in Siena at all, it shows influences of French Gothic and adopted by Duccio Hellenistic influences how they embody the Pisan School and Giotto, light brush strokes, vivid and precious color, fine design to the smallest detail
  • The representation of the Guidoriccio because all'assedio Fogliano di Montemassi ( Guidoriccio because Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi ) applies to horses of 1329 in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena as one of the most successful works of the artist
  • For Robert of Anjou he painted many portraits, including one of Louis of Toulouse.
  • In Avignon he pointed out numerous panel paintings for the papal court and paid the court with no more preserved frescoes from.

" Founder " of the School of Avignon

While Simone Martini worked at the court of the Popes in Avignon in France was through their influence on a number of local artists such as Robin de Romans and the fusion of Italian and French style a new Malrichtung, today sometimes summarized their representatives under the term School of Avignon be and as its " founder " Martini then together with Matteo Giovanetti da Viterbo may be considered.

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