Duccio di buoninsegna biography books

13th- and 14th-century Italian painter

Duccio di Buoninsegna (DOO-chee-oh,^[1]Italian:[ˈduttʃodiˌbwɔninˈseɲɲa]; c. 1255–1260 – c. 1318–1319), commonly known as just Duccio, was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany, in the late 13th and early 14th century.

He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in government and religious buildings around Italy.

Tempera on wood panel

Duccio is considered one of the greatest Italian painters of the Middle Ages,^[2] and is credited with creating the painting styles of Trecento and the Sienese school. He also contributed significantly to the Sienese Gothic style.

Biography

Although much is still unconfirmed about Duccio and his life, there is more documentation of him and his life than of other Italian painters of his time. It is known that he was born and died in the city of Siena, and was also mostly active in the surrounding region of Tuscany.

Other details of his early lif