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Between 1308 and 1311, Duccio and his workshop created the Maestà (or Majesty), an impressive 16- by 15-foot artwork made for the high altar of Siena’s cathedral.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The former monastery has kept and restored much of its original structure with ancient wooden doors at the entrance, a high altar adorned with Pietra Serena columns, and 15th-century gardens.
—Abby Feiner, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
The limestone Gothic structure was built in phases, with the high altar, choir and western façade completed first.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
While digging in the quire, a space at the cathedral’s center that houses its choir stalls, high altar and bishop’s throne, researchers unearthed the original foundations of a 12th-century altar, a medieval crypt and the empty tombs of two bishops.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The former monastery has kept and restored much of its original structure with ancient wooden doors at the entrance, a high altar adorned with Pietra Serena columns, and 15th-century gardens.
—Abby Feiner, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
The limestone Gothic structure was built in phases, with the high altar, choir and western façade completed first.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
While digging in the quire, a space at the cathedral’s center that houses its choir stalls, high altar and bishop’s throne, researchers unearthed the original foundations of a 12th-century altar, a medieval crypt and the empty tombs of two bishops.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
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“High altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20altar. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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