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Siena Cathedral façade Gargoyles and Saints on façade. The façade of Siena Cathedral is one of the most fascinating in all of Italy and certainly one of the most impressive features in Siena. [6] 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.
An enormous bronze ciborium, created by Vecchietta for the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala (c. 1467-72), was moved to the Cathedral of Siena in 1506. According to Vasari, "This casting, which is admirable, acquired very great fame and repute for him by reason of the proportion and grace that it shows in all its parts; and whosoever observes this work well can see that the design is good ...
It houses works of art and architectural fragments that were formerly in, or a part of, the Duomo of Siena (Siena Cathedral). These include a number of Italian Gothic sculptures by Giovanni Pisano and his school from the façade of the cathedral; the Maestà of Duccio di Boninsegna , which was the altarpiece from about 1311 until 1505 [ 1 ...
The museum was founded in 1994 by Robert E. Petersen, a publishing giant who helped to shape American car culture. Comedian Jay Leno is one of the museum's biggest fans and has had a lifelong love ...
The Piccolomini Altarpiece is an architectural and sculptural altarpiece in the left-nave of Siena Cathedral, commissioned by cardinal Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini who expected it to become his tomb. However, he was elected Pope Pius III and buried in the Vatican.
Giovanni's next work was at Pisa Cathedral, sculpting the statues in the two rows of traceried gables at the exterior of the Baptistry (1277–1284). The vivacity of these statues is a new confirmation that he had left the serene style of his father behind. Between 1287 and 1296 he was appointed chief architect of Siena Cathedral. The ...
Wiener Neustadt Cathedral, Wiener Neustadt 1623 c. Sculpture Bronze 22 [26] Two Angels in Sant'Agostino: Basilica of Sant'Agostino, Rome 1626–1628 Sculpture Marble Life-size 23 [27] Bust of Francesco Barberini: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 1626 Sculpture Marble Height 80 cm (31 in) 24(a) [28] Bust of Camilla Barbadoni
The gallery has one of the largest collections of Sienese paintings with gold backgrounds from the 14th and 15th centuries. [2] Works in the gallery include: Duccio di Buoninsegna's Polyptych N. 28 and Madonna of the Franciscans; Guido da Siena's St. Peter Enthroned; Simone Martini's Blessed Agostino Novello and His Miracles (c. 1330)