San Gimignano - Santa Maria Assunta 


The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta (the Assumption) stands on the west side of the Piazza del Duomo. (The name of the Piazza del Duomo - Cathedral Square - is misleading, for San Gimignano was never the see of a bishop and consequently never had a cathedral.)
Exterior
This aisled Romanesque church dates from the 12th century, but in 1457 it was enlarged by Giuliano da Maiano, who added a transept and side chapels. The facade, left without a marble facing, has been much altered down the centuries.
Interior
On the inside of the entrance wall is a fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli (1456) depicting the martyrdom of St Sebastian. Here, too, are two wooden statues of the Annunciation (c. 1421) by Iácopo della Quercia.
Exterior
This aisled Romanesque church dates from the 12th century, but in 1457 it was enlarged by Giuliano da Maiano, who added a transept and side chapels. The facade, left without a marble facing, has been much altered down the centuries.
Interior
On the inside of the entrance wall is a fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli (1456) depicting the martyrdom of St Sebastian. Here, too, are two wooden statues of the Annunciation (c. 1421) by Iácopo della Quercia.
Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Romanesque; Paintings, art collections; Christian sites
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Frescoes
In the right-hand aisle of Santa Maria Assunta is a monumental cycle of frescoes by Barna da Siena (14th century), with three registers of New Testament scenes - from the Annunciation to the Flight
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