Colonna del Portogallo

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Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′ 41.8 ″  N , 11 ° 19 ′ 24.5 ″  E

Colonna del Portogallo
Pinturicchio, Enea Silvio, Archbishop of Siena, presents Eleonora of Portugal to Emperor Friedrich III. in front (detail with column), Piccolomini library

The Colonna del Portogallo is a monument in Siena that is located in Viale Vittorio Emanuele II, between Porta Camollia and Antiporto di Camollia .

History and description

The column is reminiscent of a meeting that took place here on February 4, 1452 , between Friedrich III. von Habsburg and Eleonora of Portugal , accompanied by 400 Sienese ladies and the presence of the then Archbishop of Siena Enea Silvio Piccolomini . This event made a great impression on society at the time that it was also represented by Pinturicchio in the Piccolomini library .

The column bears a plaque with the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Portugal .

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  • Colonna del Portogallo, Siena (2) .jpg

literature

  • Toscana. Guida d'Italia (=  guida rossa ). Touring Club Italiano, Milan 2003, ISBN 88-365-2767-1 , p. 536 .

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