Ghigo Roli photographer

Pinturicchio fresco detail - Coastal landscape stormy sky - Piccolomini Library Siena Cathedral

Pinturicchio Fresco: Coastal Landscape with Stormy Sky in Siena Cathedral

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File Name

80000_046

Caption

The Piccolomini Library, north-east wall: “Aeneas Sylvius journeys to the Council of Basel, winter 1432”, the first 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 coastal landscape and stormy sky.

City

Siena (SI)

Location

Duomo (Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta)

Keywords

Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini - Piccolomini Library - Fresco - Art - Bernardino di Betto - Cathedral - Sky - Coast - Duomo - Enea Silvio Piccolomini - 16th Century - Italy - Libreria PIccolomini - Shoreline - Sea - Artwork - Landscape - Pope - Pinturicchio - Pius II - Painting - Renaissance - Siena - Storm - Tuscany - Sailing Ship - Travel - XVI century