Useum

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

42 works held in 22 museums

Sienese painter, c. 1290-1348

The Annunciation, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Annunciation, 1343.

Madonna dei Donzelli, Annunciazione (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

Saint Paul, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint Paul, 1340–1349.

San Paolo (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Civic and Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, Montalcino, Italy

The Presentation in the Temple, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Presentation in the Temple, 1342.

Presentazione al Tempio (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

The Small Maestà, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Small Maestà, 1340.

Piccola Maestà, Madonna in Maestà (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1340–1350.

Compianto sul Cristo morto (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

Allegory of Good Government, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Allegory of Good Government, 1338–1339.

Allegoria del Buon Governo (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Museo Civico, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

Effects of Good Government in the City, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Effects of Good Government in the City, 1338–1339.

Effetti del Buon Governo in città (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Museo Civico, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

Effects of Good Government in the Countryside, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Effects of Good Government in the Countryside, 1338–1339.

Effetti del Buon Governo in campagna (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Museo Civico, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

Saint John the Baptist, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint John the Baptist, 1337–1342.

Johannes Døberen (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Crucifixion, the Nativity and Saints, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Crucifixion, the Nativity and Saints, c. 1330–1335.

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian)

Städel Museum, Germany

Virgin and Child with Saints (Sant'Agostino Maestà), Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Virgin and Child with Saints (Sant'Agostino Maestà), c. 1335–1340.

Madonna con Bambino e Santi (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Church of Sant'Agostino, Siena, Italy

Christ on the Cross (Carmine Crucifix), Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Christ on the Cross (Carmine Crucifix), c. 1330.

Cristo crocifisso (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

Allegory of the Redemption, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Allegory of the Redemption, c. 1330.

Allegoria della Redenzione (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

The Charity of Saint Nicholas of Bari, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Charity of Saint Nicholas of Bari, 1325–1350.

La Charité de saint Nicolas de Bari (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Virgin and Child; in the Trefoil Medallion in the Gable, the Calvary, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Virgin and Child; in the Trefoil Medallion in the Gable, the Calvary, 1300–1350.

La Vierge et l'Enfant ; dans le médaillon trilobé à… (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

San Pietro in Castelvecchio Altarpiece, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

San Pietro in Castelvecchio Altarpiece

Pala di San Pietro in Castelvecchio (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Church of San Pietro in Castelvecchio, Siena, Italy

The Massa Marittima Maestà, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Massa Marittima Maestà

Maestà di Massa Marittima (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Museum of San Pietro all'Orto, Massa Marittima, Italy

Virgin and Child, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Virgin and Child, 1320–1323.

Madonna con il Bambino (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Pinacoteca di Brera, Italy

Saint Martin of Tours Dividing His Cloak with a Beggar, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint Martin of Tours Dividing His Cloak with a Beggar

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian)

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Saint Louis of Toulouse Takes Leave of Pope Boniface VIII, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint Louis of Toulouse Takes Leave of Pope Boniface VIII

San Ludovico di Tolosa si congeda da papa Bonifacio VIII (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Basilica of San Francesco, Siena, Italy

Triptych of Saint Michael Slaying the Dragon, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Triptych of Saint Michael Slaying the Dragon

Trittico di San Michele (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano, Italy

Virgin and Child, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Virgin and Child, 1340.

Madonna col Bambino (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Museo Civico, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

Virgin and Child (Rapolano Madonna), Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Virgin and Child (Rapolano Madonna), 1340–1349.

Madonna con Bambino (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

San Procolo Triptych: Virgin and Child between Saint Nicholas and Saint Proculus, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

San Procolo Triptych: Virgin and Child between Saint Nicholas and Saint Proculus, 1332.

Polittico di S. Procolo, Madonna con Bambino e Santi (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Christ on the Cross (Montenero d'Orcia Crucifix), Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Christ on the Cross (Montenero d'Orcia Crucifix), 1330.

Cristo crocifisso (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Pieve di Santa Lucia, Montenero d'Orcia, Italy

A Group of Four Poor Clares, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

A Group of Four Poor Clares, 1320s.

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, United States

The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Martyrdom of the Franciscans

Martirio di francescani (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Basilica of San Francesco, Siena, Italy

Virgin and Child Enthroned, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1340–1342.

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Virgin and Child between Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Dorothy, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Virgin and Child between Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Dorothy, 1340–1350.

Madonna con Bambino tra Santa Maria Maddalena e Santa… (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

The Alms of Saint Nicholas; Saint Nicholas Ordained Bishop of Myra, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Alms of Saint Nicholas; Saint Nicholas Ordained Bishop of Myra, c. 1330–1335.

L'elemosina di san Nicola; san Nicola ordinato vescovo di… (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Saint Paul, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint Paul, 1330–1340.

San Paolo (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Benedict, Saint Francis and Saint Mary Magdalene, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Benedict, Saint Francis and Saint Mary Magdalene, 1320–1330.

Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, san Benedetto, san Francesco… (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

The Nursing Madonna (Madonna del Latte), Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Nursing Madonna (Madonna del Latte)

Madonna del Latte (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, Siena, Italy

The Montesiepi Maestà, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Montesiepi Maestà

Maestà (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Montesiepi Chapel, San Galgano (Chiusdino), Italy

Saint Peter, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint Peter, 1340–1349.

San Pietro (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Civic and Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, Montalcino, Italy

Allegory of Bad Government, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Allegory of Bad Government, 1338–1339.

Allegoria del Cattivo Governo (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Museo Civico, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

The Miracle of the Grain Ships; Saint Nicholas Resurrects a Child, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Miracle of the Grain Ships; Saint Nicholas Resurrects a Child, c. 1330–1335.

Il miracolo delle navi granarie; san Nicola resuscita un… (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Saint John the Baptist, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Saint John the Baptist, 1330–1340.

San Giovanni Battista (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

Vico l'Abate Madonna, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Vico l'Abate Madonna, 1319.

Madonna di Vico l'Abate, Madonna con Bambino (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood, gold ground

Giuliano Ghelli Museum, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy

Christ Blessing, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Christ Blessing

Redentore benedicente (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), tempera on wood

Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, Siena, Italy

The Montesiepi Annunciation, Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Montesiepi Annunciation

Annunciazione (museum title)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian), fresco

Montesiepi Chapel, San Galgano (Chiusdino), Italy

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (c. 1290-1348) was a Sienese painter and the younger brother of Pietro Lorenzetti. He is best known for the frescoes of the Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government, painted in 1338-1339 in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena, which show the life of a city and its countryside with a new precision.

Useum presents only public-domain works of art, held by museums and private collections, as well as freely reusable photographic reproductions (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).