Tag: Italy
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Siena – Duomo Museum – Icons and Paintings
The museum has a large collection of paintings with gold backgrounds, many on wood. Unfortunately, I don’t have very much info on these paintings, but…
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Siena – Duomo Museum – Sculptures and Stained Glass
We had the chance to visit Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, the museum of the cathedral. It contains sculptures, paintings, icons, and many other treasures. As you…
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Siena – Orienteering Race
It was Sunday morning. We had been to mass and headed into the main Piazza when we saw some kind of foot race underway. Lots…
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Siena and Saint Catherine
The Saint Catherine of Siena parish in Kalamazoo, MI, is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a parish this year. Fr. Robert Creagan, formerly of this…
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Siena – Baptistery and More Street Scenes
Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of Saint John) was built between 1316 and 1325 by Camaino di Crescentino. Recall from a post from Florence that…
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Siena – Santa Maria Assunta Interior
We step inside the church to a grand space filled with beautiful art. Again, the pillars are alternating bands of black and white marble. The…
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Siena – Santa Maria Assunta
The Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta (Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption) was originally designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site…
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Siena – Street Scenes 2
Continuing our walk through Siena, we come upon the Loggia della Mercanzia. Loggia della Mercanzia ( Lodge of the Merchants), a meeting place for Siena’s…
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Siena – Street Scenes 1
We are moving on to Siena. After a short drive from Florence, we arrived at our hotel, dropped our bags, and started off toward the…
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Florence – Santa Croce and Street Scenes
I’ve got a few more photos from Florence before we leave town. This is a collection of photos from Piazza di Santa Croce and from…