Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi

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Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi is a famous early 14th-century fresco depicting a mounted condottiere in a stylized siege landscape, long attributed to the Sienese painter Simone Martini and celebrated as a landmark of Gothic mural painting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic painting
fresco
mural painting
artHistoricalSignificance early example of large-scale secular mural
important work of Sienese school
landmark of Gothic mural painting
artStyle Sienese Gothic NERFINISHED
attributionStatus disputed
city Siena NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Republic of Siena NERFINISHED
country Italy
creator Simone Martini NERFINISHED
culture Sienese Republic NERFINISHED
depicts Guidoriccio da Fogliano NERFINISHED
banners
fortified town of Montemassi NERFINISHED
military encampment
mounted condottiere
siege of Montemassi NERFINISHED
stylized siege landscape
tents
displayedIn civic council chamber context
function commemoration of Sienese military victory
political propaganda
genre historical painting
hasBeenAttributedTo Simone Martini NERFINISHED
hasPart castellated hilltop town
equestrian portrait of Guidoriccio da Fogliano
heraldic devices
panoramic landscape
hasTitleInItalian Guidoriccio da Fogliano all’assedio di Montemassi NERFINISHED
iconographicTheme civic power of Siena
military leadership
inception c. 1330
early 14th century
languageOfTitle Italian
locatedInTheBuilding Sala del Mappamondo NERFINISHED
location Palazzo Pubblico, Siena NERFINISHED
materialUsed fresco technique
movement Gothic art
originalAttribution Simone Martini NERFINISHED
paintingSurface wall
period Trecento
relatedWork Maestà (Simone Martini) NERFINISHED
subjectOf art historical debate on authorship
studies of medieval cartographic space in painting
title Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi NERFINISHED

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Simone Martini notableWork Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi