View of Siena, Tuscany, Italy

View of Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Siena. Italy

Piazza del Campo. Siena. Tuscany, Italy

Piazza del Campo with duomo on the left and church of San Domenico on the right. Siena. Tuscany, Italy

Piazza del Duomo. San Gimignano. Tuscany. Italy

Piazza del Campo and Torre del Mangia. Siena. Italy

Souvenirs. Siena. Italy

Piazza del Duomo. San Gimignano. Tuscany. Italy

Siena. Italy

Piazza del Campo and Torre del Mangia. Siena. Italy

Common Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Siena province, Tuscany, Italy

Marble Pulpit, Siena, Italy

Cathedral High Altar, Siena, Italy

A woman sightseeing in Italy

Artifacts - Metal - Italy Torch-Holder from the Palazzo del Magnifico at Siena, c. 1500.

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Madonna with Angels, a relief by Agostino di Giovanni. Oratory of Santa Bernardino at Siena. c. 1330.

Paintings & Engravings - Engraving - Italy From the Altarpiece by Duccio Di Buoninsegna (mid 13th century - c. 1318) in the Duomo at Siena (a town in Northern Italy, south of Florence). The artist was a master of the then nascent Gothic style. This is a

Artifacts - Bronze - Italy Ciborium of Bronze in the Fontegiufta at Siena, c. 1560 A ciborium holds the consecrated Eucharistic bread in a Christian service.

Artifacts - Silver - Italy Reliquary in Silver. By Ugolino of Siena, c. 1380 A reliquary was used to store blessed relics - pieces of a deceased holy person`s body or belongings - for purposes of reverence.

Tourists standing at Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tuscany Italy

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Allegorical representation of the City of Pisa by Giovanni Pisano (1230-1314) in the Baptistery at Pisa. The sculptor was the son of Niccol~ Pisano. He rejected his citizenship of Pisa in 1285 and became a citizen of Siena

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Coronation of the Virgin, a relief in glazed terra-cotta by Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) at the Church of Osservanza near Siena. The artist took over the Della Robbia studio upon the death of his uncle, Luca Della Robbi

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Caffagiolo Plate (1500-1530) with the Arms of the Imhof Family Caffagiolo is a castle in Tuscany where Florentine production of pottery was centered. This early version of Majolica or Fayence ware was noted for its dark col

Duomo. Siena. Tuscany, Italy