The LION & the CARDINAL
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6 November 2010 ~ The Lion & the Cardinal by Daniel Mitsui



GREAT CLOCKS of CHRISTENDOM: SIENA PALAZZO PUBBLICO



The clock at the bottom of the bell tower of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena's Piazza del Campo is handsome but unspectacular; however, a panel painted by Sano di Pietro in 1445 (depicting St. Bernardine of Siena preaching) shows that a more elaborate astronomical clock was once in its place.




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