Focus on Christianity and Biblical stories; used shallow spaces, limited modeling, and intuitive perspective; the artists sought to reinforce the cultural centrality of the Catholic church, but also began to explore Humanist values.
Maesta of Santa Trinita, Cenni di Pepo Cimabue, 1280 - 1290, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
The Rucellai Madonna, Duccio, 1285 - 1286, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Madonna with Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Late XIIIth century, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna, ca. 1290–1300, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Badia Polyptych, Giotto, 1301 - 1302, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Triptych: Crucifixion and other Scenes, Duccio, 1302 - 1308, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
The Ognissanti Madonna, Giotto, 1306 - 1310, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
The Entombment of Mary, Giotto di Bondone, 1310, From the collection of: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel, Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308-1311, From the collection of: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
The Raising of Lazarus, Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1310–11, From the collection of: Kimbell Art Museum
Christ and the Samaritan Woman, Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1310 - 1311, From the collection of: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
The "Peruzzi Altarpiece", Giotto di Bondone, and assistants, circa 1310 - 1315, From the collection of: North Carolina Museum of Art
Maestà, Simone Martini, 1315 - 1321, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Virgin and Child Enthroned and Donor, Angels, Pietro Lorenzetti, Italian (active Siena, Assisi, Arezzo, and Florence), first documented 1306, last documented 1345, c. 1319, From the collection of: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Madonna and Child, Giotto, c. 1310/1315, From the collection of: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Guidoriccio da Fogliano, Simone Martini, 1328, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Madonna with Chid, Simone Martini, Third decade of the XIVth century, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
(Front), From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Allegory of Good Government, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1338 - 1339, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Effects of Good Government in the city, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1338 - 1339, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Effects of Good Government in the countryside, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1338 - 1339, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Madonna with Chid, Pietro Lorenzetti, ca. 1340, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Christ Discovered in the Temple, Simone Martini, 1342, From the collection of: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Madonna of Milk, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, ca. 1325 - ca. 1348, From the collection of: Fondazione Musei Senesi
Christ Blessing, Nardo di Cione, mid 14th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Zenobius, John the Baptist, Reparata and John the Evangelist, Nardo di Cione, mid 14th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Crucifixion, Nardo di Cione, around 1350 - 1357, From the collection of: Museo Diocesano Milano
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Kimbell Art Museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Museo Diocesano Milano
Uffizi Gallery
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
North Carolina Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fondazione Musei Senesi
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Royal Collection Trust, UK
Brooklyn Museum