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Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
The mosaic portraying Christ giving a Benediction, signed by Solsternus (1207). Let that sink in. 1207. -
Siena Cathedral
Pulpit by Nicola Pisano (1268). The panels narrate the Life of Christ and the central column shows Seven Liberal Arts: Grammar, Dialectica, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Arithmetic, Music, and Astronomy. -
Siena Cathedral
One of the scenes on pulpit: Massacre of the Innocents -
Siena Cathedral
A detail of something. I cannot possibly remember where I took this picture. -
Siena Cathedral
A lion on the exterior of the cathedral. I am a bit intrigued by his eyes...