About the Image(s)

Siena was our first highlight during our wonderful trip to Italy.

Naturally, it was overrun with tourists, but they visited the Siena Cathedral with awe and respect.

A truly magnificent building with wonderful inlay work on the floor. The black-and-white striped marble pillars are also eye-catching.

There's another gem there, the Piccolomini Library.

Beautiful volumes are on display, but the real attraction are the paintings by Pinturicchio. The walls depict the life of Pope Pius II and are continued even on the ceiling. In the center of the room stands a copy of the sculpture of the "Three Graces."

I was overwhelmed; there was so much to discover, but as you can see from the photo, time was limited.

It was important to me to capture the impressive space and its atmosphere.

Canon EOS R7, 10mm, f/5, 1/60 sec., ISO 1000.
Slight distortion is caused by the focal length.