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: 63539 The Annunciation 1340 Fresco Collegiate, San Gimignano The picture shows the upper scene of the fresco cycle.Artist:BARNA DA SIENA Title: The Annunciation Painted in 1301-1350 , Italian - - painting : religious
