Living in the Renaissance

Anonymous Italian painter, Lucretia and Collatino, mid-15th century, Avignon, Musée du Petit Palais.

Abitare il Rinascimento documents, through more than eighty works, the prolific production of domestic art that developed in Siena between the 15th and 16th centuries. The exhibition is hosted in the rooms of Palazzo delle Papesse, a Renaissance residence once owned by Caterina Piccolomini, sister of Pope Pius II, Furnishings such as chests, headboards, beds, headboards, textiles, and ornaments will be the focus of a journey that aims to convey the richness and variety of a figurative culture designed to adorn living spaces. This innovative exhibition concept does not simply present the public with a selection of significant works from the Sienese school, but also aims to recreate the domestic environment for which they were conceived, restoring them, as far as possible, to their original function. Likewise, it will be possible to follow an artistic itinerary that takes into account the artists of the Sienese School and their efficient workshops, including Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Benvenuto di Giovanni, Bernardino Fungai, Girolamo del Pacchia, Domenico Beccafumi, Andrea Piccinelli, known as Brescianino, and others.