
The nine priors administrating Siena decided to build a public palace in 1288. As other buildings already existed on the Piazza il Campo, the public palace was…

Balia room, the official seat of the magistrate. Frescoes (1407-1408) by Spinello Aretino illustrating 13 scenes of the life of Sienese 12th century pope…

Balia room, the official seat of the magistrate. Frescoes (1407-1408) by Spinello Aretino illustrating 13 scenes of the life of Sienese 12th century pope…

Balia room, the official seat of the magistrate. Frescoes (1407-1408) by Spinello Aretino illustrating 13 scenes of the life of Sienese 12th century pope…

Balia room, the official seat of the magistrate. Frescoes (1407-1408) by Spinello Aretino illustrating 13 scenes of the life of Sienese 12th century pope…

Antechamber del Concistoro. The room contains frescoes removed from other parts of the palace.
Matteo di Giovanni, Madonna and child, ca. 1470.
Matteo di Giovanni, Madonna and child, ca. 1470.

Concistoro, used for meetings of the Sienese government during the Republican and the Medici times. After 1786, when the modern comune was established, the seat…

Concistoro, used for meetings of the Sienese government during the Republican and the Medici times. After 1786, when the modern comune was established, the seat…

Concistoro, used for meetings of the Sienese government during the Republican and the Medici times. After 1786, when the modern comune was established, the seat…

Concistoro, used for meetings of the Sienese government during the Republican and the Medici times. After 1786, when the modern comune was established, the seat…