Master of Badia a Isola (XIII century - ?)
Master of Badia a Isola
Master Badia a Isola (Italian: Maestro di Badia a Isola) was an Italian anonymous painter of the Sienese school who worked in and around Siena in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
The conditional name of the master comes from the large icon "Madonna on the throne with a child and two angels" (Maesta), which used to be in the church of St Salvatore and Sirin in Badia a Isola in Monteriggioni.
Researchers believe that the Master of Badia a Isola belonged to the inner circle of the great Duccio di Buoninsegna, and was in the first rank of his pupils and followers. It is assumed that he worked in the workshop in the early period of Duccio's work. His works have direct parallels with those of Ugolino di Nerio, especially in the delicate contours of the figures and the sweet faces of the Madonnas.
| Date and place of birt: | XIII century, Siena, Italy |
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| Date and place of death: | ?, Siena, Italy |
| Nationality: | Italy |
| Period of activity: | XIII, XIV century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Icon painter, Painter |
| Art school / group: | Sienese School |
| Genre: | Religious genre |
| Art style: | Proto-Renaissance |
