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Palazzo Vecchio del Podestà
A lantern in the entrance hall of the old town hall. It was super hot and sunny, so vaulted entrances like this are a fine invention. Rebuilt in 1239 and enlarged in 1337.
Baptismal fountain
The fountain was made by Giovanni di Cecco and moved to the cloister in 1379.
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
Capella di Santa Caterina. In the centre, there is Saint Catherine's head. Yes, her head.
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
I cannot find any data on this painting. Any ideas?
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
There was a wedding planned so we weren't allowed to enter the church.
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Capital with Daniel and the Lions by Master von Cabestany (12th century).
Diocesan Museum of Pienza - Palazzo Borgia
Madonna e angeli adoranti Gesu Bambino by Bernardino Fungai (1490)
San Francesco
This church is one of the few buildings from the times of Corsignano.
La Madonna del pilastro
A copy of Madonna con Bambino by Sano di Petro, dating from the 15th century. It was given the name because the painting is on a pillar ...
Giotto's Campanile
These hexagonal panels depict (from left): Gionitus (Astronomy), the Art of Building, Medicine, and Hunting. By Andrea Pisano and his workshop, and Nino Pisano.
Detail
Detail of a lovely window grill.
Via San Giovanni
A street lamp just behind the 13th century Porta San Giovanni.
Torre del Diavolo
San Gimignano is known for its medieval towers. This one is called Devil's because ... apparently ... the owner got home one day finding the tower taller than it was before. Riiiight. All the balconies and terraces are now missing.
Palazzo Comunale
The palace was built in between 1289 and 1298. The tower (Torre Grossa) from 1300 is the tallest in town (54 m).
Palazzo Vecchio del Podestà
Interesting coat of arms on the town hall walls.
Torre Rognosa and Torre Chigi
The tall one (52 m) is Rognosa (1200) and the small one is Chigi (1280).
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The Dome dates from the 12th century. Its 14th century interior is simply divine.
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
Old Testament by Bartolo di Fredi (~1360).
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The ceiling was painted with lapis lazuli.
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
New Testament by Barna da Siena and/or Lippo Memmi (~1345).
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The last judgement by Taddeo di Bartolo (1393). The lower part is Saint Sebastian by Benozzo Gozzoli (1465).
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The last judgement by Taddeo di Bartolo (1393). The hellish part.
San Gimignano
View from the park of Rocca di Montestaffoli, a 14th century fortress.
San Gimignano
View over the towers of San Gimignano. There are 14 of them in total.
Piazza del Duomo
Piazza del Duomo with the dome and one of the two twin towers (Torri dei Salvucci).
Piazza della Cisterna
This 13th century square was at a crossroad: Via Francigena and the road connecting Pisa-Siena. The cistern is from 1287.
Piazza della Cisterna
Palazzo Comunale
The courtyard of Palazzo Comunale was built in 1323. The cistern was arranged in 1361.
San Gimignano
Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci.
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
The church dates from 1226-1265, but was enlarged in the 14th century.
Siena Cathedral
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
It does look strangely empty.
Piazza Salimbeni
The statue of Sallustio Bandini (1677-1760) by Tito Sarrocchi (1880). Bandini was an archdeacon, economist, and politician.
Palazzo Tolomei
Palazzo was built in 1270-1275. It used to be a bank... and it still is.
Loggia della mercanzia
This loggia for merchants was constructed in 1417-1444.
Loggia della mercanzia
Frescoes by Pastorino dei Pastorini (1549-1552).
Palazzo Pubblico
Palazzo Publico (town hall) in the Piazza del Campo. The palace is from 1297 and the tower (Torre del Mangia) from 1338-1348.
Piazza del Campo
Piazza del Campo
This is the central water drain in the square, called gavinone.
Torre del Mangia
The tower was built in 1338-1348. Its height is exactly the same ad the height of the cathedral, indicating equal powers of the church and the state.
Palazzo Pubblico
A statue in the courtyard of Palazzo Publico.
Siena Cathedral
Built in 1196-1215.
Siena Cathedral
The oldest bell in the tower is from 1149.
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
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
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...
Loggia della mercanzia
Frescoes by Lorenzo Rustici (1553-1563).
Loggia della mercanzia
Palazzo Pubblico
Fonte Gaia
The first fountain was built in 1342, this one was made in 1419 by Jacopo della Quercia.
Fonte Gaia
The original statues are kept in a museum, these are some (old) copies.
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The monastery was founded by Charlemagne in 781, but I think this church was built between 1118 and 1260.
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The exterior is full of funny creatures.
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Capital with Daniel and the Lions by Master von Cabestany (12th century).
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Another lovely creature on the church.
Ospitalità
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
I did say a lot of strange creatures, right?
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The church with the visible apse of the original Carolingian Chapel on the left.
Palazzo Comunale
In 1405 Pope Pius II renamed his home town Corsignano to Pienza and rebuilt it in 1459 as an ideal Renaissance town. Once a town, it needed a town hall.
Santa Maria Assunta
The entrance to the church Santa Maria Assunta.
Santa Maria Assunta
A wonderful ceiling!
Santa Maria Assunta
Madonna con Bambino e i Santi Agostino, Girolamo, Martino e Nicola by Matteo di Giovanni (1463).
Santa Maria Assunta
The church was built on artificial support, but the support was not solid enough. There are massive cracks in the building.
Santa Maria Assunta
Santa Maria Assunta
Santa Maria Assunta
Yes, unfortunately there are massive cracks.
Santa Maria Assunta
These stairs go very deep.
Santa Maria Assunta
When repairing the support for the collapsing church, they built a whole maze underneath it. A highlight to visit!
Santa Maria Assunta
A wonderful maze!
Model of Pienza
Palazzo Comunale
The entrance to the Palazzo Comunale.
Diocesan Museum of Pienza - Palazzo Borgia
Un giovane Bacco by Antonio Amorosi (figure) and Giovanni Paolo Spadino (grapes). Around 1725.
Diocesan Museum of Pienza - Palazzo Borgia
Crucifix from the end of the 12th century.
Diocesan Museum of Pienza - Palazzo Borgia
San Regolo by Domenico di Niccolo "Dei Cori" (1435).
Diocesan Museum of Pienza - Palazzo Borgia
Madonna col Bambino tra i Santi Biagio, Giovanni Battista, Nicola e Floriano by Lorenzo di Pietro - Vecchietta (1465).
Santa Maria Assunta
The cathedral was built in 1462. It is located in Piazza Pio II, but since there was not enough room, they built some additional support for the church. A mistake, as it turned out.
Flower, flower on the wall
Looking up is sometimes worth it.
Porta al Prato
The medieval entrance to the old town.
Palazzo Avignonesi
Built between 1542 and 1572 by Jacopo Barozzi, known as the Vignola. Now a hotel.
Palazzo Bucelli
The bottom part of this palace is decorated with plenty of Etruscan and Roman remains. Some are quite interesting.

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