Duccio di Buoninsegna
Duccio di Buoninsegna · Giorgio Vasari, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Duccio di Buoninsegna

1255 – 1319 · aged 64

Italian painter (1255-1319)

Born
1255 · Siena
Died
1319 · Siena

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  1. 1255BornBorn in Siena
  2. 1319DiedDied in Siena

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  1. 1271 – 1368Yuan dynasty

Biography

Duccio di Buoninsegna (UK: DOO-chee-oh, Italian: [ˈduttʃo di ˌbwɔninˈseɲɲa]; c. 1255/1260 – c. 1318/1319), commonly known as just Duccio, was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany, in the late 13th and early 14th century. He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in government and religious buildings around Italy. Duccio is considered one of the greatest Italian painters of the Middle Ages, and is credited with creating the painting styles of Trecento Gothic style and the Sienese school.

Text from the Wikipedia article Duccio, CC BY-SA 4.0

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