Italy is the home of Renaissance art, but Siena has not always been seen as an artistic hub on the level of Florence or Rome. This acclaimed exhibition, which comes to London from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, rewrites that history, imploring viewers to examine the evidence: 100 works by Sienese artists that date from the years 1300 to 1350. In 1348, Siena’s population dropped from 42,000 to 14,000 following the Black Death, which cut short the lives of many of the city’s painters. The show includes several panels from the back predella of Duccio di Buoninsegna’s influential Maestà. —Zack Hauptman