The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York inaugurated yesterday, October 8th, the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Sienese art of the 14th century, titled “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350.”

The exhibition, which will run from October 13 until January 26, 2025, will feature over one hundred works, including paintings, sculptures, goldsmith pieces, and textiles, highlighting the crucial role of Sienese artists such as Duccio and Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the history of European art.