Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala

Women Pilgrims' Hall, the entrance to the large complex of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala	The Women Pilgrims' Hall dates from 1338 with 15th C. frescos	The former hospital, founded in the 12th C., is now a major art center in Siena	Frescos from the 14-15th C. decorate much of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala
Old Sacristy with the Madonna della Misericordia, 1444, Domenico di Bartolo	Capella della Madonna	Church of Santissima Annunziata off the Piazza del Duomo, Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala	17th C. High Altar with apse fresco of the Pool of Bethesda, ca 1730, Sebastiano Conca
Risen Christ, 1476, Vecchietta (Lorenzo di Pietro), Church of Santissima Annunziata	Fresco of the Crucifixion, Santa Maria della Scala	Pilgrims' Hall covered with frescoes, the ceiling by Domenico di Bartolo, Santa Maria della Scala	Construction of the hospital walls, 1442-43, Domenico di Bartolo
Investiture of the rector of the hospital, 1442, Praimo della Quercia	Pope Celestine III (1191-1198) grants autonomy privileges to the hospital, 1442-1444, Domenico di Bartolo	Payment of the bailiffs with grain, ca 1575, Pietro d'Achille Crogi & Giovanni di Raffaele Navesi	Payment of the bailiffs with money, ca 1575, Pietro d'Achille Crogi & Giovanni di Raffaele Navesi
Government (Governo) and care of the sick, 1440-41, Domenico di Bartolo	Distribution of alms, 1441, Domenico di Bartolo	Reception, education and marriage of a daughter of the hospital, 1441-42, Domenico di Bartolo	Ceiling detail, Chapel of the Mantle, Santa Maria della Scala
Massacre of the Innocents, 1482, Matteo di Giovanni, Santa Maria della Scala	Massacre of the Innocents, 1482, Matteo di Giovanni, Santa Maria della Scala	Sculpture Gallery, Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala	Come tu sei fui anchor io: Com'io sono sarai ancor tu - As you are I too, As I am you will be.
Oratory of St. Catherine of the Night, late 18th C.	Below the main level of Santa Maria della Scala are 3 levels of basements. Here, on the 3rd level, is the old granary	The former granary displays the original 1419 marble carvings of the Fonte Gaia carved by Jacopo della Quercia	The weather-worn marble carvings on the Piazza del Campo were replaced by copies in 1858
Copy and original carving of the Creation of Adam from the Fonte Gaia	Fonte Gaia - The Creation of Adam	Fonte Gaia - The Flight from the Garden of Eden	Siena: The History of the City from the Beginning to the Middle Ages, National Archaeological Museum
Former streets are now incorporated into the lower basements of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala	Roman Sarcophagus, Archaeological Museum, Santa Maria della Scala	The 1st and 2nd levels of the Hospital contain narrow tunnels	Bones unearthed during excavations beneath the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala