Exploring the cultural dynamics of Siena, and its art in a specifically Sienese context, this volume shapes an understanding of Sienese culture in the early modern period. It defines the questions that are asked, while formulating changes to shape its future, with the city's efforts to fashion a civic identity through the visual arts.

Explores the cultural dynamics of Siena, and its art in a specifically Sienese context. This volume shapes an understanding of Sienese culture in the early modern period, and defines the questions scholars ask, while formulating changes to shape its future, with the city's efforts to fashion a civic identity through the visual arts.