Barna da Siena
Italian Painter, active ca.1350
Barna da Siena, also known as Barna di Siena, was a Sienese painter active from about 1330 to 1350, and was the painter in Siena during this period. He learned his trade from Simone Martini. Barna is believed to have paint the frescoes depicting the life of Jesus in the Collegiata di San Gimignano and is generally credited with Christ Bearing the Cross, with a Dominican Friar in the Frick Collection in New York City. He was killed in a fall from the scaffolding. Barna's figures are more dramatic and vigorous than any in previous Sienese painting.
ID: 63538 Scenes from the New Testament 1340 Fresco, height 800 cm Collegiate, San Gimignano The represented scenes are The Annunciation, The Entry into Jerusalem, The Betrayal of Judas and The Last Supper. This cycle is related to the frescos in the Campo Santo in Pisa and to the frescoes by Orcagna.Artist:BARNA DA SIENA Title: Scenes from the New Testament Painted in 1301-1350 , Italian - - painting : religious
