By what one-word name is the painter, born around 1260 in Siena with the surname di Buoninsegna, usually known?
Ugolino di Nerio died in Siena. Ugolino di Nerio Ugolino di Nerio (1280? – 1349) was an Italian painter active in his native city of Siena and in Florence between the years 1317 and 1327. He was a follower of Duccio di Buoninsegna, from whose Maestà some of his scenes are clearly derived. He was a leading master who contributed to the spread of Sienese painting in Florence by earning commissions to paint in the two main basilicas there, Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce. Nerio was born around 1280 in Siena to a family of painters. His father as well as his
Palio di Siena Palio di Siena The Palio di Siena (; known locally simply as "Il Palio") is a horse race that is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen "contrade", or city wards. The Palio held on 2 July is named Palio di Provenzano, in honour of the Madonna of Provenzano, a Marian devotion particular to Siena which developed around an icon from the Terzo Camollia. The Palio held on 16 August is named Palio dell'Assunta, in honour of the