The greatest of Duccio’s followers was Simone Martini (1285?-1344), who
was also slightly influenced by Giotto. Simone, whose _Christ bearing
His Cross_ (No. 1383, Plate I.) is the earliest Sienese picture in the
Louvre, has been well described as “a reactionary who made a whole
beautiful world of his own.” In this small picture the colours stand
out most clearly, although the drawing and perspective are, of course,
faulty. It belongs to a series of which other panels are at Antwerp
and in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum at Berlin. A _Crucifixion_ (No.
1665) that is catalogued as being by an unknown Sienese artist may be
attributed to Ugolino da Siena (fl. 1290-1320); it would seem to be
the centre panel of a large and lost altarpiece.
[Illustration:
PLATE I.—SIMONE MARTINI
(1285?-1344)