Faces in the facade
Shelly on stairs leading up
to the Duomo
The Gothic facade was left unfinished by Domenico di Agostino in 1355. But you don't come here to admire that - you come for the frescos inside, many of which are lavish and intricate and devoted mainly to depictions of the lives of Christ and St. Anthony. The star of the place, however, is a baptismal font (1417 - 30), one of the greatest in all Italy. The foremost sculptors of the early Renaissance, from both Florence and Siena, helped create this masterpiece Jacopo della Quercia created Annunciation to Zacharais, Giovanni di Turino crafted Preaching of the Baptist and the Baptism of Christ, and Lorenzo Ghiberti worked with Giuliano di Ser Andrea on the masterful Arrest of St. John.
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Faces in the facade |
Shelly on stairs leading up to the Duomo |
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