The Sienese Legacy of Niccolò di Segna In the golden, incense-filled atmosphere of fourteenth-century Siena, a period where the boundaries between the earthly and the divine were blurred by shimmering gold leaf and profound devotion, Niccolò di Segna emerged as a vital voice of the Sienese School. Born into a lineage of creative mastery, Niccolò was the son of the esteemed artist Segna di Bonaventura, a heritage that provided him with an early immersion in the rigorous yet lyrical traditions of his city. His artistic journey, documented from at least 1331, represents a crucial chapter in the…