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The Piccolomini Altarpiece is an architectural and sculptural altarpiece in the left-nave of Siena Cathedral, commissioned by cardinal Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini who expected it to become his tomb. However, he was elected Pope Pius III and buried in the Vatican.
Siena Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, ... Piccolomini Library 17) Andrea Bregno Piccolomini Altarpiece 18) Pavement 19) Sacristy ...
In 1457, [7] Todeschini-Piccolomini was granted the office of Provost of the Collegiate Church of Sankt Viktor in Xanten (later Xanten Cathedral), which had been a benefice of his uncle. Francesco held the benefice from 1457 to 1466, and again from 1476 to 1495. [8] Cardinal Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini was elected pope as Pius II on 19 August 1458.
) Madonna on top of the Piccolomini altar in the Siena cathedral (1397–1400) Virgin and Child (Silvestri Madonna) (1403) - Marble, height 210 cm, Cathedral of Ferrara; St. Maurelius (c. 1403) - Cathedral of Ferrara. The tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (c. 1406) -Cathedral of Lucca; Fonte Gaia (1408–1419) - Siena
In 1220, Engelberto d'Ugo Piccolomini received the fief of Montertari in Val d'Orcia from the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II as a reward for the services rendered. The family acquired houses and towers in Siena as well as castles and territories in the republic, including Montone and Castiglione; the latter sold to the comune in 1321.
Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza, Italy; Piccolomini (crater), a prominent lunar impact crater; Piccolomini Altarpiece, an altarpiece in Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy; Piccolomini Library, in the Cathedral of Siena, Italy; Mass in C major, K. 258 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, sometimes known as the Piccolomini Mass