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Also known as Simone Memmi of Sienna, Simone Memmi, Simone Mommi, Simone Menimi, Simone di Martini, Simone di Martino, Simon Memmi, Simone Di Martino

Italian painter

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Simone Martini was an Italian painter and illuminator associated with the Sienese school and the International Gothic movement. Born in Siena, he died in Avignon on August 1, 1344. His field of work was painting, and he spoke Italian. Notable works include the *Commemoration of Guidoriccio Da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi*, the *Annunciation with Saints Maxima and Ansanus*, the *Orsini Polyptych*, and the *Triptych of Saint Augustine*.

Martini was a relative of Lippo Memmi, who was also his student. His works are held in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. He is described in sources such as *Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1284
Active to
1344
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Total plays
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Key facts

Born
Simone Martini , c. 1284 , Siena , Republic of Siena
Died
July 1344 (1344-07-00) (aged 59–60), Avignon , Comtat Venaissin , Papal States
Education
Duccio di Buoninsegna
Known for
Painting , Fresco
Notable work
Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus
Movement
International Gothic

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Simone
Family name
Martini
Gender
male
Place of birth
Siena
Place of death
Avignon
Occupation
illuminator
Languages spoken
Italian
Student of
Giotto
Field of work
painting
Image
015 le vite, simone martini.jpg
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Commons category
Simone Martini
date of birth
1280-01-01
Commons Creator page
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topic's main category
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Commons gallery
Simone Martini
relative
Lippo Memmi
name in native language
Simone Martini
date of death
1344-08-01
has works in the collection
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
name
Simone de Sienne
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Works in European collections

24 objects attributed to Simone Martini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Simone Martini (c. 1284 – July 1344) was an Italian painter born in Siena. He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style.

It is thought that Martini was a pupil of Duccio di Buoninsegna, the leading Sienese painter of his time. According to late Renaissance art biographer Giorgio Vasari, Simone was instead a pupil of Giotto di Bondone, with whom he went to Rome to paint at the Old St. Peter's Basilica, Giotto also executing a mosaic there. Martini's brother-in-law was the artist Lippo Memmi. Very little documentation of Simone's life survives, and many attributions are debated by art historians. According to E. H. Gombrich, he was a friend of Petrarch and had painted a portrait of Laura.

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