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Duomo, Siena: detail of the facade

RIBA Ref No RIBA108607
Architect/DesignerPisano, Giovanni (c. 1250-c. 1315)
Giovanni di Cecco
Artist/PhotographerBenton, Tim
CountryItaly
CitySiena
Subject Date1370
Image Date1993
ViewExterior | Worm's-eye
StyleGothic
MediumTransparency
Library ReferenceBenton 93-04-23-12
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditTim Benton / RIBA Collections
SubjectCathedrals ; Sculpture ; Decorative stonework
NOTES: The Duomo was built 1215-1263 on the site of a much earlier structure. The facade of polychrome marble was built in two stages; the lower part by Giovanni Pisano in 1285 and the upper part, similiar in style to Orvieto Cathedral, by Giovanni di Cecco after 1376.
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