Photos - Siena (2)

I spent some time looking around inside Siena Cathedral (Duomo) and took a few photos.  The Siennese started a project to extend the cathedral in the early 14th century and this would have doubled the size of the already large cathedral.  The project was stopped by the Black Death and the work was never continued.  The first picture shows the 'new' uncompleted nave.

 The top of the front facade of the cathedral

 The front facade of the cathedral

The library had 3D (trompe l'oeil) frescoes all around

 Another frescoe

 The library ceiling

 Frescoes back towards the door end of the library.  Don't know what the three naked hussies in the statue were supposed to be doing.  Its actually a statue of The Three Graces - a Roman copy of the Greek original.

The other side of the front wall of the library.