A Closer Look: Episode 47 - Simone Martini’s St Louis Of Toulouse
In this episode of A Closer Look, Dr Kathleen Olive takes Simone Martini’s fourteenth-century altarpiece, St Louis of Toulouse crowning Robert of Anjou, as an example of the political and visual sophistication of Gothic art.
The painting is now in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples and a high-resolution image of it is available here.
Dr Kathleen Olive
Kathleen is a specialist in Italian language and literature and has led tours to Italy, France, Spain, the USA, Japan and Australasia for more than fifteen years. Kathleen is a director of Limelight Arts Travel.
Dr Nick Gordon
Nick is a historian of Italy and of Western Europe in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. He has led tours to Italy, France, Germany, Scandinavia, East Asia and Australasia for more than fifteen years. Nick is a director of Limelight Arts Travel.