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Facts

Born c.1285 • Siena • Italy
Died c.1348
Movement / Style Gothic art

Photos

“Annunciation,” gold leaf and tempera on wood panel by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1344; in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy.
Painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti showing Saint Nicholas with a halo on shore, gesturing toward ships filled with people and grain, with townspeople gathered nearby.
Detail of Ambrogio Lorenzetti's fresco Effects of Good Government in the City, showing a lively medieval urban scene with people, animals, and buildings in Siena, Italy.
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