Category: Siena
Siena: Santa Maria dei Servi
Siena: San Domenico
Siena: Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
Siena: The Crypt
Siena: The Duomo
Siena: Libreria Piccolomini

The Piccolominis were a prominent and influential family from Siena. Their influence was not confined to the city itself: two of the family’s most famous members became popes. Enea Silvio Piccolomini (1405-1464) was elected Pope Pius II in 1458 and held that position until his death in 1464. His nephew…