The Basilica of St Francis

Death of Saint Galgano

  • The second painting, made in the mid-seventeenth century by a Sienese artist close to Deifebo Burbarini for the Tommasi chapel, represents the Death of San Galgano (1150-1181). San Galgano was a medieval knight who, after a dissolute life, converted to Christianity after the death of his father and two mystical experiences which took place near the hill of Montesiepi in the Chiusdino area. The . . .