Simone Martini valuation
Sienese painter of elegant, gold-ground Gothic pictures, who ended his career at the papal court in Avignon.
Simone Martini (about 1284–1344) was born in Siena and was probably trained in the circle of Duccio.
What a work by Simone Martini is worth
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Bio
Simone Martini (about 1284–1344) was born in Siena and was probably trained in the circle of Duccio. His fresco of the Maestà in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena dates from 1315, and he worked for Robert of Anjou in Naples and on the Chapel of Saint Martin at Assisi. The Annunciation of 1333, now in the Uffizi, painted with his brother-in-law Lippo Memmi, is known for its flowing line and gold. From about 1336 he worked at the papal court in Avignon, where he knew the poet Petrarch, and his elegant style helped to shape International Gothic painting across Europe.
Very few pictures by him survive outside museums. What appears on the market is usually from his workshop or by Sienese followers, often small gold-ground panels or fragments of larger altarpieces. A valuation depends on the attribution, the condition of the gold and paint, how much has been restored, and the history of the panel.
At a glance
- Born
- 1284, Siena
- Died
- 1344, Avignon
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