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Facts

Born c.1284 • Siena • Italy
Died 1344 • Avignon • France
Movement / Style Gothic art

Photos

Fresco by Simone Martini showing Saint Martin of Tours holding a crucifix and gesturing as he speaks to Emperor Julianus, surrounded by soldiers and tents in a medieval camp.
Simone Martini: detail of The Annunciation
Simone Martini: Christ Discovered in the Temple
Plate 6: “Annunciation,” tempera on wood by Simone Martini, 1333 (saints on either side of the central panel by Lippo Memmi). In the Uffizi, Florence. 3.1 x 2.7 m.
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