The Madonna del Latte, also known at the time as the Madonna dell’Umiltà, a work attributed to Paolo di Giovanni Fei (1381), situated at the centre of the Piccolomini altar in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The coffered panels featuring copper stars on the dome of the Duomo, with the 1666 lantern at the centre
The central nave of the cathedral, divided by enormous polystyle pillars
The dodecagonal dome with blue-backed coffered panels and gilded copper stars, dating from the 15th century, surrounded by six stucco statues
The high altar of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, made of polychrome marble, created in 1530 by Baldassarre Peruzzi
Floor of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, depicting King David seated on his throne with a lyre on his lap and his right hand pointing to an open book of Psalms
The pulpit of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, created by Nicola Pisano in the 13th century, is adorned with numerous statuettes on each of its eight sides
The tall pillars of the cathedral, which support the cross-vaulted ceiling painted in a starry blue
One of the lion columns supporting a column of Nicola Pisano’s pulpit in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
A lioness holding a stylus whilst nursing her cubs and supporting a column of the pulpit in the Cathedral, a work by Nicola Pisano
The Chapel of the Madonna del Voto in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, also known as the Chigi Chapel, built in the 17th century.
Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament with the altarpiece ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds’ by Alessandro Casolani
The rose window of the cathedral, a work by Pastorino dei Pastorini, depicting Leonardo da Vinci’s *The Last Supper*
Detail of a fresco by Pinturicchio, in the Piccolomini Library of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The frescoed vault of the Piccolomini Library in the Cathedral, decorated with friezes and geometric panels, with the Piccolomini family coat of arms at the centre
The red segments and yellow spandrels of the Piccolomini Library inside the Duomo, which support the frescoed vault
Detail of a fresco in the shape of a sail segment, in the Piccolomini Library of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Small sculptural group from the Piccolomini library inside the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Two frescoes in the Piccolomini Library in the Cathedral, including, on the left, ‘Enea Silvio (Bishop of Siena) presenting Eleonora of Aragon to Emperor Frederick III’ on the left and ‘Enea Silvio receiving the cardinal’s hat’ on the right, both by Raffaello Sanzio
The frescoes by Pinturicchio and other artists in the Piccolomini Library of the Cathedral, commissioned by the Archbishop of Siena, Cardinal Francesco Piccolomini Todeschini, in 1492
The Piccolomini Altar, carved from Carrara marble, in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the work of Andrea Bregno and Michelangelo (4 statues), commissioned in 1481 by Cardinal Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini
On the left, the gilded spire and the pillar of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Piazza Duomo, works by Camaino di Crescentino, and on the right, the 77-metre-high Romanesque bell tower
The Romanesque-Gothic style portal on the left-hand side of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Piazza Duomo, surmounted by a ghimberga, the work of the sculptor Giovanni Pisano
Giuliano Vangi’s statue of the Lupa Senese in Piazza Postierla
The belfry, surmounted by the ‘big bell’ (1349) of the Torre del Mangia, as seen from Via di Città
On the left is the Palazzo delle Papesse, a Renaissance-style building on Via di Città, dating from the 15th century.
The iron grilles on the entrance doors of an ancient stately home in Via di Città
Some buildings on Via di Città, formerly known as Via Galgaria
The crenellated bell tower and the ancient bell of the Torre del Mangia, as seen from Chiasso del Bargello
Piazza del Campo, a semi-circular square paved with terracotta bricks and divided into nine segments
The marble façade of the Church of Santa Maria di Provenzano (16th century) in Piazza Provenzano, in the Roman Baroque style
The tympanum and the octagonal dome of the church of Santa Maria di Provenzano in the square of the same name
The monument to Sallustio Bandini, sculpted by Tito Sarrocchi in 1882, and the three-light windows with pointed arches of Palazzo Salimbeni, situated in the square of the same name
The battlements and blind arches of Palazzo Salimbeni, in the square of the same name
The small bell gable of the Church of Santa Maria delle Nevi in Via dei Montanini
The Post Office building in Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, characterised by mullioned and triple-arched windows
On the right is the main entrance to the Post Office building in Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, surmounted by a round arch
A large three-light window in the Post Office building, divided by Corinthian columns
A building with a yellow façade on Via Santa Caterina
Via di Fontebranda (Terzo di Camollia) and the three pointed arches of Fontebranda, adorned with four lions and battlements
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Fotografie di Leonardo Bellotti
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