Tag: the Master of Tressa

Madonna with the big eyes

The Madonna with the big eyes is a painting in tempera and gold on wood (97×67 cm) of the Master of Tressa, dating from about 1225 and housed in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Siena.

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The Stone of the Bum Punishment

The Loggia del Mercato Nuovo hosts a bicolored marble Read more [...]

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Torrigiani Garden

Make an Appointment with the Owners for a Guided Tour. Read more [...]

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The Hole in the Cupola of the Cathedral

The XV century’s mathematician and cartographer Paolo Read more [...]

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Secret Drawings of Michelangelo

Ten years after the flood, in 1975, the Medici Chapels Read more [...]

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Maiano Cave

Carrara marble is world famous, mention the name and Read more [...]

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Gian Gastone’s Tomb

The tomb of Gian Gastone is right behind the altar in Read more [...]

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“A Ufo”

In the Florentine vernacular, it is very common to hear Read more [...]

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An Enviable Primacy: D.O.C.

Let us now talk about the first D.O.C. (Denominazione Read more [...]

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Villa Farnesina

This “little” Farnese palace, perhaps would better be Read more [...]

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“Facciatone”

Perhaps the most memorable part of the Siena’s Read more [...]

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“My Friends”

“Amici Miei” (“My Friends”, in English) is an Italian Read more [...]

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Il Gallo Nero del Chianti

The black rooster on a gold background is the historic Read more [...]

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