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many figures in each scene with their chiaroscuro effect, show a richness of surface, motion, and narrative. On the middle-level statuettes of the Evangelists and Prophets announce the salvation of mankind. The pulpit itself is the earliest remaining work in the cathedral. The staircase dates from 1543 and was built by Bartolomeo Neroni. At the same time, the pulpit was moved from the choir to its present location.
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Also at this level under the Duomo is a crypt excavated beginning in 1999, which contains relics of Siena's key patron saints and frescoes from the 12th and 13th centuries. A small glass-covered opening in the floor of the left transept peers down into it. The crypt can be accessed by visitors with a
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and several other artists. This pulpit expresses the northern Gothic style adopted by Pisano, while still showing his classical influences. The whole message of the pulpit is concerned with the doctrine of Salvation and the Last Judgment. In the top level, seven scenes narrate the Life of Christ. The
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in 1348. Basic errors in the construction were already evident by then, however, and the work was never resumed. The outer walls, remains of this extension, can now be seen to the south of the Duomo. The floor of the uncompleted nave now serves as a parking lot and museum, and, though unfinished, the
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in 1594. The presbytery keeps also the beautiful wooden choir stalls, made between 1363–1397 and extended in the 16th century. Originally there were more than ninety choir stalls, arranged in double rows. The remaining 36 stalls are each crowned by the bust of a saint in a pointed niche. Their backs
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was able to oversee his work until about 1296 when he abruptly left Siena, reportedly over creative differences with the Opera del Duomo, the group that oversaw the construction and maintenance of the Siena cathedrals. Pisano's work on the lower façade was continued under the direction of Camaino di
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The cathedral was designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site of an earlier structure. It has the form of a Latin cross with a slightly projecting transept, a dome and a bell tower. The dome rises from a hexagonal base with supporting columns. The dome was completed in 1264. The lantern
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and assistant depicting prophets, philosophers and apostles, the more Gothic statuary adorning the upper portion—including the half-length statues of the patriarchs in the niches around the rose window—are works of later, unattributed, sculptors. Almost all the statuary adorning the cathedral today
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of the upper portion do not continue from the columns flanking the central portal as they normally would in such cathedrals. Instead, they are substantially offset, resulting in a vertical discontinuity which is uncommon in cathedrals of the time as it can lead to structural weakness. To adjust for
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The bronze central door is a recent addition to the cathedral, replacing the original wooden one. The large door, known as the Porta della Riconoscenza, was commissioned in 1946 near the end of the German occupation of Siena. Sculpted by Vico Consorti and cast by Enrico Manfrini, the scenes on the
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of Siena Cathedral is one of the most fascinating in all of Italy and certainly one of the most impressive features in Siena. Each of the cardinal points (west, east, north, and south) has its own distinct work; by far the most impressive of these is the west façade. Acting as the main entryway to
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The inlaid marble mosaic floor is one of the most ornate of its kind in Italy, covering the whole floor of the cathedral. This undertaking went on from the 14th to the 16th centuries, and about forty artists made their contribution. The floor consists of 56 panels in different sizes. Most have a
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altarpiece, some panels of which are scattered around the world or lost. Duccio's large stained glass window, original to the building, was removed out of precaution during WWII for fear of shattering from bombs or fire. A replica has been installed in the Duomo ever since. The glass depicts a
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and himself in several of them. This masterpiece is full of striking detail and vivacious colours. Each scene is explained in Latin by the text below. They depict ten remarkable events from the secular and religious career of pope Pius II, first as a high prelate, then bishop, a cardinal and
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in 1427. It shows the dead prelate laid out in a concave bier in highly illusionistic low relief. Looking at it obliquely from the end of the tomb, gives the impression of a three-dimensionality. It was originally located in front of the high altar and moved to the present location in 1506.
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There is debate as to when work on the upper façade was completed. Most scholars agree that it was finished sometime between 1360 and 1370, though when it began again is not known. The work continued to use Pisano's plans for the façade with some adaptations under the direction of
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this imbalance, the towers on each side of the cathedral were opened by adding windows, reducing the weight they needed to support. The upper portion also features heavy Gothic decoration, a marked contrast to the simple geometric designed common to Tuscan
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were constructed in 1259–1260. In 1259 Manuello di Ranieri and his son Parri carved some wooden choir stalls, which were replaced about 100 years later and have now disappeared. In 1264, Rosso Padellaio was paid for the copper sphere on top of the dome.
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A second massive addition of the main body of the cathedral was planned in 1339. It would have more than doubled the size of the structure by means of an entirely new nave and two aisles ranged perpendicular to the existing nave and centered on the
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One of the two 18 m (60 ft) tall flagpoles in the Siena Cathedral. During the battle of Montaperti (1260), Bocca degli Abati, a Sienese spy, brought the Florence flag down causing panic among the Florentine soldiers and ultimately their
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The uncovered floor can only be seen for a period of six to ten weeks each year, generally including the month of September. The rest of the year, the pavements near the altar are covered, and only some near the entrance may be viewed.
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The small Chigi Chapel (or Cappella della Madonna del Voto) is situated in the right transept. It is the last, most luxurious sculptural addition to the Duomo, and was commissioned in 1659 by the Sienese Chigi pope
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By 1215 there were already daily masses said in the new church. There are records from 1226 onwards of the transport of black and white marble, probably for the construction of the façade and the bell tower. The
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of Siena. The capitals of the columns in the west bays of the nave are sculpted with allegorical busts and animals. The horizontal molding around the nave and the presbytery contains 172 plaster busts of
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The Chapel of Saint John the Baptist is situated in the left transept. At the back of this chapel, amidst the rich renaissance decorations, is the bronze statue of St. John the Baptist by
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In 1480 Alberto Aringhieri was appointed superintendent of the works. From then on, the mosaic floor scheme began to make serious progress. Between 1481 and 1483 the ten panels of the
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coffers were painted in blue with golden stars in the late 15th century. The colonnade in the drum is adorned with images and statues of 42 patriarchs and prophets, painted in 1481 by
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The origins of the first structure are obscure and shrouded in legend. There was a 9th-century church with the bishop's palace at the present location. In December 1058 a
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was popular in Siena, because he resided there for ten months on his way to Rome for his coronation. Next to this panel, is the composition in 1447 (probably) by
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In the interior the pictorial effect of the black and white marble stripes on the walls and columns strikes the eye. Black and white are the colours of the civic
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were used. This technique of marble inlay also evolved during the years, finally resulting in a vigorous contrast of light and dark, giving it an almost modern,
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and commissioned by the city of Siena. Work on the west façade came to an abrupt end in 1317 when the Opera del Duomo redirected all efforts to the east façade.
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The wall tomb of bishop Tommaso Piccolomini del Testa is set above the small door leading to the bell tower. It is the work of the Sienese painter and sculptor
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Adjoining the cathedral is the Piccolomini Library, housing precious illuminated choir books and frescoes painted by the Umbrian Bernardino di Betto, called
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remains are a testament to Sienese power, ambition, and artistic achievement. One of the walls can be climbed by narrow stairs for a high view of the city.
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The entrance is a finely carved marble monument with two openings with round arches, executed in 1497 by Lorenzo di Mariano. It contains a round relief of
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typical Sienese religious subject- three panels of the death, Assumption, and Coronation of Mary, flanked by the city's most important patron saints,
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style it emphasizes a horizontal unity of the area around the portals at the expense of the vertical bay divisions. The three portals, surmounted by
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Three large mosaics on the gables of the façade were made in Venice in 1878. The large central mosaic, the Coronation of the Virgin, is the work of
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collection of his uncle. The ceiling is covered with painted panels of mythological subjects. They were executed between 1502 and 1503 by
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between 1501 and 1504: Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Gregory (with the help of an assistant) and Saint Pius. On top of the altar is the
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It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and from the 15th century that of the Archdiocese of Siena. It is now the seat of the
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Frescos of Enea Silvio Piccolomini presenting Eleanora of Portugal to the emperor Frederick III and receiving the cardinal's hat in 1456
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exhibit the busts of 36 emperors. The vaulted roof is decorated in blue with golden stars, replacing frescoes on the ceiling, while the
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The changes were probably needed to accommodate the raised nave and di Cecco's more elaborate design scheme, heavily influenced by
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Crescentino, but a number of changes were made to the original plan. These included raising the façade due to the raising of the
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is located underneath the eastern bays of the choir of the Duomo. The construction of the interior was largely performed under
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The frescoes tell the story of the life of Siena's favorite son, cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who eventually became Pope
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ESP, bishop of Siena, presents emperor Frederick III with his bride-to-be Eleanora of Portugal at the Porta Camollia in Siena.
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and Aschius, sons of Remus and founders of Siena, left Rome with the statue, stolen from the Temple of Apollo in Rome.
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Houton, K. (2010). Eucharistic and Baptismal Allusions in Late Medieval Italian Images of the Massacre of Innocents.
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containing important late 13th-century frescoes (probably about 1280) was found and excavated in 1999–2003. The
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Gillerman, D. M. (1999). "Cosmopolitanism and Campanilismo: Gothic and Romanesque in the Siena Duomo Facade."
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Gillerman, D. M. (1999). "Cosmopolitanism and Campanilismo: Gothic and Romanesque in the Siena Duomo Facade."
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In the pavement, in front of this monument, lies the bronze tombstone of Bishop Giovanni di Bartolomeo Pecci,
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in 1483. This altarpiece is remarkable because of the four sculptures in the lower niches, made by the young
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Johnson, Geraldine A. (September 1995). "Activating the effigy: Donatello's Pecci tomb in Siena Cathedral".
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and was completed about 1325. The main attraction is the hexagonal baptismal font, containing sculptures by
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in 1462–1463. His basin for the Blessing of Holy Water was later transferred to the chapel of San Giovanni.
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architecture, which caused the apparent division of the upper portion of the cathedral. Most noticeably the
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Parsons, G. (2001). "O Maria, la tua siena difendi": the Porta della riconscenza of Siena Cathedral.
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rectangular shape, but the later ones in the transept are hexagons or rhombuses. They represent the
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Pinturicchio painted this cycle of frescoes around the library between 1502 and 1507, representing
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The pulpit is made of Carrara marble and was sculpted between the end of 1265 and November 1268 by
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by the sculptor Alberto di Betto da Assisi in 1421. Above this marble monument is a fresco of the
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and his fellow workers. They were the craftsmen who executed the cartoons of Sienese painters.
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Slides of Siena Cathedral by Branson DeCou from the UC Santa Cruz Library Digital Collections
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Many of the Duomo's furnishings, reliquaries, and artwork, have been removed to the adjacent
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While most of the sculpture decorating the lower level of the lavish façade was sculpted by
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The lower portion of the façade is designed from Giovanni's original plans. Built in Tuscan
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was built, this under-church was filled with rubble. The narthex is now open to the public.
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in 1504, was the last one commissioned by Aringhieri. This panel also gives a depiction of
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technique: drilling tiny holes and scratching lines in the marble and filling these with
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On the left corner pier of the façade is a 14th-century inscription marking the grave of
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were executed between 1466 and 1478 and later carried on by other Sienese illuminators.
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was laid in 1531. His final contribution was the panel in front of the main altar: the
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dating from the 15th and 16th centuries starting with St. Peter and ending with
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Carli, Enzo – Siena Cathedral and the cathedral museum; Scala publications 1999
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The stained-glass round window in the choir was made in 1288 to the designs of
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of the cathedral's sacristy are on display. These exquisite illuminations by
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whose work on the Duomo's façade and the pulpit was influenced by his father
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Two of the four marble sculptures in the niches, are by Bernini himself:
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Unlike Florence or Pisa, Siena did not build a separate baptistry. The
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door represent the Glorification of the Virgin, Siena's patron saint.
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are copies. The originals are kept in the Crypt of the Statues in the
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with statues of the Madonna and Child, Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
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linked to black and white horses of the legendary city's founders,
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were worked out. A few are ascribed to eminent artists, such as
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Aringhieri with the cloak of the Order of the Knights of Malta
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Story of King David, David the Psalmist, and David and Goliath
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The belltower has six bells, the oldest one was cast in 1149.
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Stained-glass window above altar depicting the life of Mary
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make it an extraordinary museum of Italian sculpture. The
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(2005). 2456: 2454: 2452: 2450: 2448: 2446: 2444: 2442: 2405:Southeastern College Art Conference Review 2047:ESP, enters the Lateran as pontiff in 1458 1094:16) Piccolomini Library 17) Andrea Bregno 790:Unfinished nave extension of the cathedral 190: 1463:Lupa senese e simboli delle città alleate 1383:Learn how and when to remove this message 1066:8) Wooden Choir 9) Duccio di Buoninsegna 732:Learn how and when to remove this message 117:Learn how and when to remove this message 2978: 1946: 1938: 1860: 1817: 1660: 1540: 1438: 1394: 1201: 1152: 1144: 1037: 982: 946: 869: 861: 853: 793: 785: 579:, dedicated from its earliest days as a 2524: 2439: 2044:ESP receives the cardinal's hat in 1456 1621:The Story of Fortuna, or Hill of Virtue 1534:(Liberazione di Betulia) (probably) by 14: 3122: 2050:Pius II convokes a Diet of Princes at 1934: 1498:Victory of Samson over the Philistines 1492:, completed between 1424 and 1426 the 1054:. 4) Bell Tower 5) Gian Luigi Bernini 2952: 2639: 2118:ticket like the rest of the complex. 2029:ESP, ambassador at the Scottish Court 2010:, a Roman copy of a Greek original. 1615:(Cacciata di Erode), was designed by 1457:), laid in 1372 (restored in 1864). 1449:The earliest panel was probably the 1321:adding citations to reliable sources 1292: 670:adding citations to reliable sources 641: 55:adding citations to reliable sources 26: 2133:List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe 1993:and, below the altar, a polychrome 1856: 1488:. His successor as superintendent, 1228:Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala 24: 3145:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Italy 2094:Battistero di San Giovanni (Siena) 2035:ESP makes an act of submission to 1718:The funeral monument for cardinal 1643:Moses Striking water from the Rock 25: 3181: 2610: 2572:. Siena Opera della Metropolitana 2429:sacred-destinations.com. (2008). 2407:, 2010, Vol. 15 Issue 5, 536–542. 2367:. Wondermondo. 29 September 2012. 2054:to proclaim a new crusade in 1459 1845:. He also painted two portraits: 1206:Pillars with angels and the altar 906:marble, the work was overseen by 129:Medieval church in Tuscany, Italy 3140:Roman Catholic churches in Siena 3104:Siena Baptistery of San Giovanni 2804: 2365:"Siena Cathedral of Santa Maria" 2339: 2327: 2315: 2303: 2288: 2276: 2261: 2246: 2234: 2222: 2210: 2198: 2186: 2174: 2162: 2150: 1814:Chapel of Saint John the Baptist 1755:Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi 1611:in 1481. The large panel below, 1565:Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi 1526:The next panel dates from 1473: 1297: 646: 637: 31: 2593: 2584: 2518: 2489:Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte 1959:, probably based on designs by 1656: 1528:Stories from the Life of Judith 1399:The pulpit and the mosaic floor 1308:needs additional citations for 1288: 866:Gargoyles and Saints on façade. 762:In 1196, the cathedral masons’ 657:needs additional citations for 42:needs additional citations for 2994:Camposanto Monumentale di Pisa 2494: 2481: 2423: 2410: 2397: 2384: 2379:The City: building reputations 2371: 2357: 2169:Façade, bell tower, and column 2138:Roman Catholic Marian churches 1839:John the Baptist in the desert 1639:Scenes from the Life of Elijah 1623:(Allegoria della Fortuna), by 1605:The Slaughter of the Innocents 1546:The Slaughter of the Innocents 1192:, but later, in 1704, gilded. 13: 1: 2782:San Sebastiano in Vallepiatta 2295:Frescos, scenes 7-10 and the 1517:Pietro di Tommaso del Minella 1503:In 1434 the renowned painter 1210:The marble high altar of the 3150:Gothic architecture in Siena 2762:San Pellegrino alla Sapienza 2087: 1999:Papal Coronation of Pius III 1835:Nativity of John the Baptist 1776:, a sculpture (probably) by 1482:Domenico di Niccolò dei Cori 1232:Francesco di Giorgio Martini 1026:. According to local legend 581:Roman Catholic Marian church 7: 3160:Church buildings with domes 2121: 2001:by Pinturicchio in 1504. 1943:Piccolomini Library ceiling 1509:Emperor Sigismund Enthroned 1507:continued with a new panel 1033: 598:atop the dome was added by 583:, and now dedicated to the 10: 3186: 3130:Churches completed in 1215 3064:Piazza del Duomo, Florence 2742:Battistero di San Giovanni 2631:The Gargoyles of the Duomo 2420:, Vol. 81, No. 3, 437–455. 2394:, Vol. 81, No. 3, 437–455. 2143: 2091: 2072:Beneath the frescoes, the 1843:John the Baptist preaching 1785:Museo dell'Opera del Duomo 1273: 998:Museo dell'Opera del Duomo 752:and the deposition of the 571:) is a medieval church in 485:UNESCO World Heritage Site 2984: 2915: 2895:Gardens or public squares 2894: 2873: 2839: 2813: 2802: 2734: 2703: 2680: 2673: 2665: 1851:Kneeling Knight in Armour 1787:. This includes Duccio's 1269: 1241:in the form of angels by 1166:, like a golden sun. 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Originally they were 1140:Pastorino de' Pastorini 1078:12) Domenico Beccafumi 1070:10) Baldassare Peruzzi 1062:7) Alessandro Casolani 1056:Madonna del Voto Chapel 978:Romanesque architecture 896:Romanesque architecture 831:depict scenes from the 420:77 metres (253 ft) 3049:Piazza Dante, Grosseto 2104:Camaino di Crescentino 2068:to launch the crusade. 1952: 1944: 1868: 1826: 1823:Saint John the Baptist 1762:Piccolomini Altarpiece 1672: 1613:the Expulsion of Herod 1548: 1532:Liberation of Bethulia 1523:(Morte di Assalonne). 1446: 1400: 1218:. 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It is the work of 1123:(half ribs) and the 1092:St. John the Baptist 1086:14) Francesco Vanni 1068:Stained Glass Window 1048:St. Francis de Sales 940:based on designs by 809:Giovanni di Agostino 768:Opera di Santa Maria 666:improve this article 600:Gian Lorenzo Bernini 337:Giovanni di Agostino 51:improve this article 3054:Piazza dei Miracoli 3009:Florence Baptistery 2570:Operaduomo.siena.it 2502:the Comune of Siena 2310:Piccolomini Library 2270:Hermes Trismegistus 2255:Hermes Trismegistus 2082:Girolamo da Cremona 2064:Pius II arrives in 1991:Giovanni di Stefano 1935:Piccolomini Library 1569:Hellespontine Sibyl 1505:Domenico di Bartolo 1455:Ruota della Fortuna 1216:Baldassarre Peruzzi 1182:Ventura di Giuliano 1076:Bishop Pecci's Tomb 1046:2) Raffaello Vanni 291:operaduomo.siena.it 224:43.3177°N 11.3290°E 220: /  3079:Pistoia Cathedral 3019:Giotto's Campanile 3014:Florence Cathedral 2938:March of the Palio 2507:2007-09-27 at the 2268:inlaid details of 2078:Liberale da Verona 2057:Pius II 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