Join Morningside for a guided tour of the Met’s rich exhibit of Sienese painting at the height of the Middle Ages and the dawn of the Italian Renaissance. We will meet at the group entrance to the museum to the left of the main staircase at 3:15pm.

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 examines an exceptional moment at the height of the Middle Ages and the dawn of the Italian Renaissance, with the pivotal role of Sienese artists—including Duccio, Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, and Simone Martini—in defining Western painting. In the decades leading up to the catastrophic onset of the plague around 1350, Siena was the site of phenomenal artistic innovation and activity. Drawing on the outstanding collections of The Met and the National Gallery, London, as well as rare loans from dozens of other major lenders, the exhibition will include more than 100 works by a remarkable group of Sienese artists. It will feature paintings alongside sculptures, metalwork, and textiles, ranging from large works made for public display to intimate objects created for private devotion.