The original humongous 13th century stained glass window from the east side
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Statues, now somewhat weathered, of assorted saints, apostles,demi-gods, et aliud
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And another quick and clandestine shot, of probably the most famous painting in
Siena, Duccio's 1311 Maesta; there are many Maestas in the Christian art world; this is the Maesta |
Us on the roof of the duomo museum
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Looking back to the Piazza del Campo and Palazzo Pubblico
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And at the duomo and its great campanile; note that the campanile has an
increasing number of bays on each floor, ingeniously lightening the load on up... |
Meanwhile, back in the museo, an interesting coat of arms
(nyuk, nyuk,nyuk) |
A particularly cheerful display in the reliquary
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In the Baptistry, the font by della Quercia
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With bronzes by Ghiberti (who bested Brunelleschi for the contract to do the
doors of the Florence duomo bapistry) |
And Donatello
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