Fresco on the South-West wall of the Piccolomini Library in Siena
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Fresco on the South-West wall of the Piccolomini Library in Siena

Caption

Libreria Piccolomini, parete sud-ovest: “Enea Silvio eletto pontefice col nome di Pio II, entra in San Pietro, 3 settembre 1458 ”, la settima delle dieci storie riguardanti Enea Silvio Piccolomini, futuro papa Pio II, (1503 - 1508), affresco di Bernardino di Betto, detto il Pinturicchio. Particolare della decorazione musiva del catino dell’abside di S. Pietro e il bordo del baldacchino con l’arme Piccolomini e le chiavi pontificali.

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The Piccolomini Library, south west wall: “Aeneas Sylvius, elected pope with the name of Pius II, enters St. Peter’s, September 3, 1458”, the seventh one of the ten stories about Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, future Pope Pius II, (1503 - 1508), fresco by Bernardino di Betto, known as Pinturicchio. Detail of the mosaic in the half dome of the apse in St. Peter’s, and the edge of the baldachin with the emblem of the Piccolomini and the Petrine keys.
Duomo (Cattedrale di S. Maria As, Siena (SI), Toscana - Tuscany, Italia - Italy

Date

Mar 16, 2021

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Ghigo Roli/Photo12

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GHR22A00_209

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