Lorenzetti, Ambrogio

(Siena, about 1290 - Siena, 1348)
Italian, Sienese

Younger brother of a painter Pietro Lorenzetti who was probably Ambrogio’s first teacher. In 1321 he moved to Florence to study Florentine art (Giotto and Arnolfo di Cambio). He entered ‘Arte dei Medici e Speziali’ in 1327. After the departure of Simone Martini to Avignon in 1336, Ambrogio established a ‘very florentine’ workshop in Siena. He died from a plague in 1348.


	Crucifixion with Saints Ambrogio Lorenzetti Gold and tempera on panel, 33.5 x 23 cm Siena, Salini Collection


	Madonna and Child Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1319 Gold and tempera on panel San Casciano Val di Pesa, Museo Vicariale d’Arte Sacra


	Crucifix Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1324-1327 Tempera on panel Siena, Pinacoteca Nazionale


	Madonna and Child with Saints Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1325 or 1340 Gold and tempera on panel, 90 x 53 cm (central panel), 88 x 39 cm (sides panels, each) Siena, Pinacoteca Nazionale


	Group of Poor Clares Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1329 Fresco (detached), 58.5 x 52 cm London, National Gallery


	Altarpiece with Saint Michael Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1330 Gold and tempera on panel Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi


	Saint Benedict Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1330-1340 Gold and tempera on panel Siena, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo


	Saint Catherine Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1330-1340 Gold and tempera on panel Siena, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo


	Saint Francis Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1330-1340 Gold and tempera on panel Siena, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo


	Saint Mary Magdalene Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1330-1340 Gold and tempera on panel Siena, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo


	Consecration of Saint Nicolas Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1332 Tempera on panel Florence, Galeria degli Uffizi


	Madonna and Child with Saints Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1332 Gold and tempera on panel Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi


	Miracle of Saint Nicolas Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1332 Tempera on panel Florence, Galeria degli Uffizi


	Saint Nicolas bringing a Child back to Life Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1332 Tempera on panel Florence, Galeria degli Uffizi


	Saint Nicolas giving the Poor Girls their Dowry Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1332 Tempera on panel Florence, Galeria degli Uffizi


	Martyrdom of the Franciscans Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1336-1340 Fresco (detached) Siena, Church of San Francesco


	Saint Louis taking Leave of Boniface VIII Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1336-1340 Fresco (detached) Siena, Church of San Francesco


	Maesta Ambrogio Lorenzetti about 1338 Fresco Siena, Sant’Agostino, Capella Piccolomini


	Allegory of Bad Government Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1338-1339 Fresco Siena, Palazzo Publico, Sala dei Nove


	Allegory of Good Government Ambrogio Lorenzetti 1338-1339 Fresco Siena, Palazzo Publico, Sala dei Nove

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