Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana
8 expert reviews
“The ground floor has the fascinating but weather-beaten facade statues by Giovanni Pisano and his school (1284-96), remarkable for their Gothic plasticity and craned, elongated necks. ”
– Frommer's
Frommer's
"In 1339, Siena decided to show off its political, artistic, and spiritual prominence by expanding the Duomo."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"It is quite clearly one of the great successes of Tuscan sculpture during the transition period from Gothic to Renaissance."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The jewel of the museum is the famous Maestà painted by Duccio for the main altar of the cathedral. "
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Begun in 1339, the original plan for this cathedral was vast but only free-standing pillars give an impression of how vast; the actual structure makes up but one transept of the original design."
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Fodor's
"Part of the unfinished nave of what was to have been a new cathedral, the museum contains the Duomo's treasury and some of the original decoration from its facade and interior"
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