This image shows the painted cross inside one of the chapels of Santa Maria dei Servi Basilica church in Siena. The chapel, at the end of the west transept of the church, is highly decorated. The chapel next to it contains an image of Mary.

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Santa Maria dei Servi in Siena is a popular attraction due to the old frescoes that adorn the nave and chapels. It also houses the Painted Cross, attributed to by Niccolò di Segna in the 14th century. The church itself is a 13th century Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to Mary.

Santa Maria dei Servi - Art

• 'Nativity of Mary' fresco by Rutilio Manetti (1625).
• 'Massacre of the Innocents' fresco by Matteo di Giovanni (1491).
• 'Adoration of the Shepherds' fresco by Taddeo di Bartolo (1404).
• 'Madonna di Belverde' late 14th century fresco by Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio and Taddeo di Bartolo.
• 'Massacre of the Innocents' painted by various artists including Pietro Lorenzetti around 1330.
• 'Madonna del Bordone' by by Coppo di Marcovaldo (1261).
• 'Madonna della Misericordia' (Madonna del Manto), by Giovanni di Paolo (1431).
• 'Incoronation of the Virgin and Saints' by Bernardino Fungai forming the main altarpiece.
• 'Madonna del Bordone' by Coppo di Marcovaldo after he was taken prisoner by the Sienese in the Battle of Montaperti in 1260.

Santa Maria dei Servi
Piazza Alessandro Manzoni
Siena, Tuscany.

Bus: V. Dei Servi Civico (26, 27, 28, 50, 51, 590), Porta Romana (111, 114, 506, 567, 568, 590, 593, 604, 606, 607, 639)
Walk: About 900m from Piazza del Campo down Via di Salicotto and Vis dei Servi. It is about 1km walk from Siena Cathedral.