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"did_you_know": "Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci was one of the leading panel painters and miniaturists working in Siena. His father is believed to have also been an illuminator although he was a little known.",
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"description": "This miniature was taken from a choir book and shows two female figures. Their golden halos mark them as saints and the lily scepters as virgins. It is attributed to the Sienese painter Niccol\u00f2 di ser Sozzo. Although more than half of the population of Siena is said to have died of the plague, the city\u2019s finances recovered quickly. In the arts, however, there is a continuation of the traditions of the first half of the century, of which Niccol\u00f2 is a characteristic representative. It is therefore often difficult to decide whether a work was created before or after the plague wave.",
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"citation": "Milliken, William M. \"An Illuminated Miniature by Niccolo di ser Sozzo de Ricci\" Art in America XIII (1925).",
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