Collection: Nardo di Cione

Lyrical grace and spiritual depth from the Florentine Trecento

Active in fourteenth-century Florence, Nardo di Cione was a defining force of the Trecento, bringing a rare poetic sensitivity to the monumental traditions of his era. Working in one of the period's most prestigious workshops, his style departed from the severe linearity of his contemporaries, opting instead for a softer, more luminous rendering of form and human emotion.

Di Cione’s body of work is characterized by its profound solemnity and delicate tonal transitions. His masterfully composed frescoes and altarpieces possess a quiet, classical equilibrium, where sacred figures are imbued with an intimate, psychological presence that foreshadowed the humanist developments of the Renaissance.