siencet

An obsolete form of scion. Cotgrave. Sienese (si-e-nes' or -nēz'), a, and n. [ the ancient Sena Julia, formerly an independent republic. The history of Sienese art is a fair and luminous record. Encyc. Brit ., ΧΧΠ. 43. Sienese school of painting, one of the chief of the Italian schools of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, parallel in development to the early school of Florence, like which it had its origin in the Byzantine mannerism and rigidity. In general, this school is characterized by a coloring at once harmonious and brilliant, by a predilection for rich costumes and acce ories, and by a notable power of sentimental expre ion. It is inferior to the Florentine school in the grouping of its figures and in vigor and correctne of drawing. Among the chief artists of the school are Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone di Martino, Lippo Memmi, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, with the later Sano di Pietro and Matteo di Giovanni. II. n. sing. and pl . An inhabitant or a native of the city or province of Siena, or, collectively, the people of Siena.