Niccolò di Ser Sozzo: A Florentine Master of Delicate Line and Radiant Color Niccolò di Ser Sozzo (c. 1334 – 1363) stands as a pivotal figure in the artistic landscape of Siena during the mid-XIV century, embodying the zenith of Sienese Gothic painting and manuscript illumination. While scholarly debate continues regarding his precise identity—often attributed to Niccolò di Ser Sozzo di Francesco Tegliacci—recent research increasingly suggests he was actually Niccolò di Ser Sozzo di Stefano, a distinction that underscores the complexities inherent in reconstructing biographical details from…