San Francesco is a gothic-style, Roman Catholic church on Corso Rosellino in the town of Pienza, province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.
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The church was founded in the 13th century by Franciscans from the monastery of Corsignano. The exterior is rustic and incomplete, but the interior once was densely populated by 14th-century frescoes. A few still remain.[1] The frescoes depicting the life of Saint Francis, are attributed to Cristofano di Bindoccio and Meo di Pero.
At present it also contains: an altarpiece of the school of Duccio Boninsegna; a Madonna attributed to Luca Signorelli; and paintings by Matteo Balducci and Ugolino Lorenzetti.[2]
References
edit- ^ Pienza i suoi monumenti arredi sacri ed oggetti d'arte e d'intorni, page 22.
- ^ Comune of Pienza, monuments.