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Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci. -
Siena Cathedral
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Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373. -
Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Fortuna, holding a horn of plenty and a wind-swollen sail. She, standing on a sphere and a boat with a broken mast, brought the wise men to the island. -
Siena Cathedral
The dome is topped with Bernini's gilded lantern. -
Siena Cathedral
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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
Detail of Liberation of Bethulia, made in 1473 possibly by Urbano da Cortona. This is the story about Judith and Holofernes. -
Siena Cathedral
One of the scenes on pulpit: Massacre of the Innocents -
Siena Cathedral
A wonderful ceiling, but these heads are a bit creepy. -
Siena Cathedral
The Hellespontine Sibyl (detail) by Neroccio di Bartolomeo. She was known for her prediction of Crucifixion. The wolf and the lion represent Siena and Florence. -
Siena Cathedral
A detail of something. I cannot possibly remember where I took this picture. -
Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Crates of Thebes who is throwing jewels into the sea. -
Siena Cathedral
The divine interior of the Cathedral. -
Siena Cathedral
The frescoes tell the story of cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Pope Pius II). These two are: Pius II canonizes Saint Catherine of Siena in 1461 and Pius II arrives in Ancona to launch the crusade. -
Siena Cathedral
Floors in the Piccolomini Library. -
Siena Cathedral
More interesting details on the ceiling of the Piccolomini Library. -
Siena Cathedral
Piccolomini coat of arms: a blue cross with five crescent. -
Siena Cathedral
Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library, painted by Pinturicchio (1503). -
Siena Cathedral
Some details on the ceiling of Piccolomini Library. -
Siena Cathedral
A lion on the exterior of the cathedral. I am a bit intrigued by his eyes... -
Santa Maria Assunta
A wonderful ceiling! -
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
One of the many sails on the facade, which was added to the church in 1456–1470. -
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
The cathedral was built between 1296 and 1436, but the facade was added 1887. I feel like I have been lied to. -
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
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Medusa
Medusa's head from the statue Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini (1545-1554) located in the Loggia dei Lanzi.