Baptistery Siena Italy
by Joan Carroll
Title
Baptistery Siena Italy
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
The Battistero di San Giovanni (Italian: "Baptistry of St. John") is a religious building in Siena, Italy. It is built below the Cathedral between the second and third decades of the 14th century. The small but elaborate interior is stunning, with the vaults completely decorated with colorful frescos representing the most extensive and articulated expression of the Sienese Renaissance. In the middle is the hexagonal baptismal font. The basin is hexagonal and decorated with gilded bronze panels depicting scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist which were executed by Jacopo della Quercia, Turino di Sano, Giovanni dii Turino, Lorenzo Ghiberti, and Donatello, and interspersed by statues of the virtues (Faith and Hope are by Donatello, the others are by Giovanni di Turino and Goro di Neroccio). A statue of John the Baptist sits at the top.
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Joan carroll, baptistery, arch, archway, colorful, basin, hexagon
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JOHN TELFER
Joan, Fantastic capture with remarkable details and a great description, hard to take your eyes off that impressive ceiling, L/F