EditorialStudy for Watercolor, Siena Cathedral, Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 18381909, Graphite and watercolor on paper, A view from the third bay of the left aisle of the Cathedral. The altar of Cardinal Francesco Piccolomini is shown at left. A man ...
EditorialAeneas Silvius Piccolomini arrives at Talamone. Detail of 40-14-01 / 11: The harbour of Talamone. (1502) Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini became Pope Pius II in 1458.
EditorialCanonization of Saint Catherine of Siena. Detail: Raffael and Pinturicchio at left with candles, Fra Angelico far right in white monk's robes. 1502.
EditorialStage design for L'Ortensio, 1589, Bolsi, Girolamo, artist, Neroni, Bartolomeo, approximately 1505-1571, artist, 1589, chiaroscuro woodcut, Print shows the design for the stage, and a street scene for l'Ortensio by Alessandro Piccolomini.
EditorialAeneas Silvius Piccolomini arrives at Talamone. Detail of 40-14-01 / 11: The harbour of Talamone. (1502) Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini became Pope Pius II in 1458.
EditorialCanonization of Saint Catherine of Siena. Detail: Raffael and Pinturicchio at left with candles, Fra Angelico far right in white monk's robes. 1502.
EditorialCanonization of Saint Catherine of Siena. Detail: Raffael and Pinturicchio at left with candles, Fra Angelico far right in white monk's robes. 1502.
EditorialStage design for L'Ortensio, 1589, Bolsi, Girolamo, artist, Neroni, Bartolomeo, approximately 1505-1571, artist, 1589, chiaroscuro woodcut, Print shows the design for the stage, and a street scene for l'Ortensio by Alessandro Piccolomini.
EditorialAeneas Silvius Piccolomini arrives at Talamone. Detail of 40-14-01 / 11: The harbour of Talamone. (1502) Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini became Pope Pius II in 1458.
EditorialCathedral and Palazzo Piccolomini (Piazza Pio II), built by order of Pope Pius II Piccolomini, who wished to transform his birthplace Corsignano into an ideal city and gave it its new name, Pienza.
EditorialCanonization of Saint Catherine of Siena. Detail: Raffael and Pinturicchio at left with candles, Fra Angelico far right in white monk's robes. 1502.
EditorialThirty Years War (1618-1648): The battle of Diedenhofen (Thionville),1639, when League General Count Piccolomini defeated French troops. Detail shows bearers of round shields in front of the " carrees", the square units of soldiers.
EditorialMeal in honour of the Peace of Muenster and Osnabrueck, which put an end to the Thirty Years' War; held in the large Council hall in Nuernberg, Germany, on September 15 1649. Foreground right: Ottavio Piccolomini Imperial general and chief negotiator.