Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Note that the gallery occasionally rearranges its exhibits; we have cited the room num-
bers that applied when we last visited.
Chiesa di San Domenico
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(Piazza San Domenico; 9am-12.30pm & 3-7pm) St Catherine was welcomed into the Domin-
ican fold within this imposing church, and its Cappella di Santa Caterina is adorned with
frescoes by Il Sodoma depicting events in her life. Catherine died in Rome, where most of
her body is preserved, but her head was returned to Siena (it's in a 15th-century tabernacle
above the altar in the cappella ).
CHURCH
Oratorio di San Bernardino
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ART GALLERY
( www.operaduomo.siena.it ; Piazza San Francesco 9; adult/reduced €3/2.50; 1.30-6.30pm Mar-Oct)
Nestled in the shadow of the huge Gothic church of San Francesco is this 15th-century
oratory, which is dedicated to St Bernardino and decorated with Mannerist frescoes by Il
Sodoma, Beccafumi and Pacchia. Upstairs, the small Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra has
some lovely paintings, including a Madonna del Latte (Nursing Madonna, c 1340) by
Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
Note that admission to the oratory is included in the OPA SI Pass.
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