The Basilica of St Bernardino all'Osservanza

The Crucifix by Lando di Pietro

  • Among the most valuable items belonging to the Museum is undoubtedly the fragmented head from the Crucifix made by Lando di Pietro in 1338, the only known wooden sculpture of this Sienese artist, goldsmith and architect. The author and dating were discovered in a very peculiar way through the crucifix’s troubled history: once located on the church altar, it was split into pieces by the 1944 . . .