Siena Cathedral

Siena Cathedral	Siena Cathedral	Siena Cathedral	Siena Cathedral
Siena Cathedral	Siena Cathedral	Siena Cathedral	Siena Cathedral
Porta della Riconoscenza. 1946	The entire floor of Siena Cathedral is covered with 14-16th C. mosaics	Mosaic floor panel - Hermes Trismegistus, the founder of human wisdom, 1488, Giovanni di Stefano	Map of the mosaic floor of Siena Cathedral
One of the 10 Sibyls on the mosaic floor of Siena Cathedral	Central nave of Siena Cathedral	Mosaic - the She-Wolf of Siena, 1373, Leopoldo Maccari	Columns and ceiling, Siena Cathedral
Stained-Glass round window of the Last Supper, 1549, Pastorino de' Pastorini	Mosaic panel - The Story of Fortuna, 1504, Pinturicchio	The octagonal dome of Siena Cathedral	Hexagonal floor mosaic beneath the dome, Elijah ascending to Heaven, Domenico Beccafumi, Siena Cathedral
Angel candelabra on a column of Siena Cathedral, 1548-1550, Domenico Beccafumi	Chigi Chapel - St Jerome, 1661-63, Gianlorenzo Bernini	Chigi Chapel - St Mary Magdalen, 1661-63, Gianlorenzo Bernini	Chigi Chapel - St Catherine of Siena, 17th C., Ercole Ferrata
Altar of San Crescenzio, 1867, Luigi Mussini	Mosaic floor panel - Death of Absolom, 1447, Pietro di Tommaso del Minella	Pulpit of Siena Cathedral, 1265-1228, Nicola Pisano	Tuscany Jul18 311.jpg
High Altar, Siena Cathedral, 1532	Angel by the High Altar, Francesco di Giorgio	Algar and Organ, 1966, SIena Cathedral	Wooden choir stalls, 14th C., Siena Cathedral
Choir stalls and book holder, Siena Cathedral	Carved wooden choir book stand, Siena Cathedral	Fresco with St. Catherine of Siena above the Choir, Siena Cathedral	Choir Stalls, Siena Cathedral
Massive striped pillars supporting the dome of Siena Cathedral	The nave and dome of Siena Cathedral	Pulpit of Siena Cathedral	Pulpit of Siena Cathedral
Pulpit of Siena Cathedral	Detail of one of the lions supporting a column of the Pulpit, Siena Cathedral	Fifteenth-century crucifix, Siena Cathedral	Floor mosaic with King Herod ordering the Slaughter of the Innocents, 1481, Matteo di Giovanni
Donatello's sculpture of St. John the Baptist	St. Ansanus, Patrol Saint of Siena, Chapel of St. John the Baptist	Mid-15th C. baptismal font, Chapel of St. John the Baptist, Siena Cathedral	Octagonal dome of Siena Cathedral
Mosaic floor beneath the dome - Achab (Israelite King Ahab) is mortally wounded	Coronation of Pope Pius III (8 Oct 1503) over the entrance to the Piccolomini Library	The spectacular Piccolomini Library with frescoes by Pinturicchio	Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library, Siena Cathedral
Piccolomini Library with frescoes by Pinturicchio, 1502-1503, Siena Cathedral	The Coronation of Enea Silvio Piccolomini as Pope Pius II, Piccolomini Library (7)	Enea Silvio Piccolomini Presents Frederick III to Eleonora of Portugal, Piccolomini Library (5)	Pope Pius II at the Congress of Mantua, Piccolomini Library (8)
Monochromatic Hippocampus, Piccolomini Library	Coat-of-Arms of Pope Pius II (1458-1464), Piccolomini Library	The Canonization of Catherine of Siena by Pope Pius II, Piccolomini Library (9)	Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library, Siena Cathedral
The Piccolomini Library was commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Piccolomini, the future Pope Pius III, in 1492	The Three Graces, Piccolomini Library, Siena Cathedral	The Three Graces, Piccolomini Library, Siena Cathedral	Enea Piccolomini Leaves for the Council of Basle, Piccolomini Library (1)
Enea Piccolomini, the future Pope Pius II, Leaves for the Council of Basle in 1431	The Three Graces, Piccolomini Library	Cupids supporting the coat-of-arms of Pope Pius II	Piccolomini Altar with Nursing Madonna, ca 1385, and 4 sculptures by Michelangelo
Siena Cathedral	Siena Cathedral	Contrade Lupa, the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus	The crypt beneath the chancel of Siena Cathedral with 13th C. frescos
The crypt predates Siena Cathedral and wasn't discovered until 1999 and opened in 2003	Rest during the flight into Egypt, ca 1280, Siena	Late 13th C. Fresco in the Crypt of Siena Cathedral	The Desposition from the Cross, late 13th C.
The Baptistry of St. John, located beneath Siena Cathedral, is accessed through a separate entrance on the opposite end	Battistero di San Giovanni - Baptistry of St. John, 1316-1325	The frescos of the Baptistry were painted 1447-1450 by Vecchietta	The ceiling of the Baptistry contains Vecchietta's fresco series Articles of Faith, Prophets and Sibyls
Baptistry of St. John, Siena	Article VII - He will come again to judge the living and the dead, Vecchietta	Baptismal Font, 1417-1431	Bronze panels of the hexagonal baptismal font - St John the Baptist Preching, 1427, Giovanni di Turino
Fresco - Scourging (Flagellation) of Christ, Vecchietta	Fresco - The Road to Calvary, Vecchietta	Marble sculpture in the Baptistry of St. John, Siena	Baptism of Christ