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Enzo Carli was born in Pisa in 1910 and was one of the greatest scholars of ancient Sienese art. He worked as rector at the Superintendence of Siena from 1939 until his retirement in 1973. Read the full biography

Enzo Carli was born in Pisa in 1910 and was one of the greatest scholars of ancient Sienese art. He worked as rector at the Superintendence of Siena from 1939 until his retirement in 1973. He subsequently taught at the University of Siena, directed the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and was part of the Accademia dei Lincei. He dedicated his life to research and writing, both as an art historian and as a poet. Among his literary works we can mention "Fortune" of 1931, "Chronicles and farewells" of 1936, "Epigrams of an octogenarian" of 1992, "Elegiac servants for his dead wife" of 1996 and "Fifty biblical cavatines" of 1997. Carli also wrote several important works on Siena's artistic heritage, such as "The Youth of Arnolfo di Cambio" and "Sculptures of the Cathedral of Orvieto". The latter was published in 1946 by Electa and is one of the first works to describe in detail the Ark of San Cerbone, a masterpiece of 14th century Italian Gothic sculpture. Carli influenced art criticism for decades with his new perspectives on Sienese Gothic sculpture and had a constructive dialogue with many other art historians such as Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti, Cesare Brandi and Luciano Bellosi. His "Duccesca Stained Glass" is considered an exemplary text for the attribution of the circular stained glass window of the Siena Cathedral to Duccio. Enzo Carli died in 1999, leaving a great legacy of knowledge and inspiration for future generations.