Niccolò di Segna (died around 1348) was an Italian painter from

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

. His activity is documented starting from 1331. Influenced by

Duccio di Buoninsegna Duccio di Buoninsegna ( , ; – ), commonly known as just Duccio, was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany, in the late 13th and early 14th century. He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in government and religi ...

and

Simone Martini Simone Martini ( – 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 p ...

, he was an exponent of the Sienese School. He collaborated with

Pietro Lorenzetti Pietro Lorenzetti (; – 1348) or Pietro Laurati was an Italian painter, active between and 1345. Together with his younger brother Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Ambrogio, he introduced Realism (arts), naturalism into Sienese School, Sienese art. In the ...

to the frescoes in

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and painted. Other works by him can be found in the Pinacoteca Nazionale at Siena (''Madonna della Misericordia'', ''Madonna with Child'', ''St. Michael Archangel'' and others), in the

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(''Resurrection Polyptych'', at the high altar), the Diocesan Museum of

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and other collections in Italy and abroad.

Sources

* "Saint Lucy"by Niccolo di Segna, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Segna, Niccolo di Date of birth unknown 1340s deaths 14th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Siena Fresco painters