Un oculus rond bordé de pierces en terre cuite sculptées la façade romane dorée du début du 13th siècle Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta sur la Piazza Roma, Monteriggioni, Toscane, Italie.
2727 x 4099 px | 23,1 x 34,7 cm | 9,1 x 13,7 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
16 juillet 2010
Lieu:
Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy
Informations supplémentaires:
Cette image peut avoir des imperfections car il s’agit d’une image historique ou de reportage.
Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy: the early 13th century Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta (Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption), has a plain facade built of blocks of golden travertine, with an oculus rimmed by decorative terracotta sculpted with foliage above the entrance arch. The church, in Piazza Roma, was begun soon after Monteriggioni was founded as a hilltop citadel in 1213 by the city of Siena. It was built in late Romanesque style with a single barrel-vaulted nave ending in a scarsella or small apse. The campanile or bell tower dates from the 18th century, but was constructed from ancient materials. In June 1235, delegates representing Siena and Poggibonsi met here to agree the terms of a peace agreement with Florence, the other major Tuscan city state with which Siena struggled for dominance throughout the medieval period. At the end of the 13th century, the Chiesa di Santa Maria became a parish church. Inside are two 15th century tabernacles, a painting of the Madonna by the 14th century Sienese painter Lippo Vanni, a wooden crucifix, a bell donated by Siena in 1298 and a wooden choir dating from the 16th century. D0625.A7476
