We're delighted that our speaker is Beth Williamson, Professor of Medieval Culture and Chair in the History of Art here at Bristol. The title of Beth's talk is:

Artistic Invention in Fourteenth-Century Siena: The Rise of Painting

Talk abstract:

Fourteenth-century Siena, long overshadowed in art-historical study by Florence, was in fact a crucible for great invention, and new approaches to painting and other artistic media. This paper examines some of these inventions, and previews a major, once-in-a-generation exhibition focussing on Siena (Siena: The Rise of Painting), opening at the Met in New York next month, and coming to the National Gallery in London in January 2025.