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Tour the Hall of the Nine in Siena and experience its ground-breaking frescoes guided by the scholarship of a renowned Renaissance historian. Throw away the heavy guidebook and awkward map and explore your destination like a local. Just select and download the audio guide of your destination, sync your MP3 player and explore the city at your own pace.
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Tours around Siena
Departs From: Siena
Meeting Point: Will be indicated on voucher
Duration: 105 minutes
Available: Departs daily at upon request
Departs From: Siena
Meeting Point: Will be indicated on voucher
Duration: 105 minutes
Available: Departs daily at upon request
Throw away the heavy guidebook and awkward map and explore your destination like a local. Go on and explore the city with an audio guide. It's easy to use, fun, affordable and informative.
Stay in control of the tour by setting the starting time and the pace and by deciding what you want to see and how long you wish to spend at each stop. Just select and download the audio guide of your destination, sync your iPod or MP3 player and start exploring the world like never before!
Tour the Hall of the Nine in Siena and its remarkable fresco cycle. If you appreciate art, architecture, culture and history, and you thirst for more and better information about what you see when you travel, M. Jane McIntosh's Smart Art Guides are for you!
Ambrogio Lorenzetti's pioneering 14th Century fresco cycle in the meeting room of the Nine Governors in Siena's town hall illustrates the exalted ideals of the city's experiment with republican rule. The powerful, intricately-detailed images speak eloquently of the consequences of both good and bad government. They are earliest Renaissance landscape paintings and one of the consummate political statements in the history of Western art. Now you can experience these ground-breaking frescoes guided by the scholarship of a renowned Renaissance historian.
This guide is the exclusive audio adaptation of the popular book written by Randolph Starn, Professor Emeritus at the University of California , Berkeley. Jane's narration reveals the historic context, the lofty political ideals, and the artistic genius that coincided to make Lorenzetti's panoramic frescoes possible:
- Understand the influence of republican principles on the choice of subject matter and the placement of the images.
- Hear how the images conveyed the socio-political ideas and traditions of Renaissance Siena.
The guide can be enjoyed when actually visiting Siena or to listen to at home and consists of two parts:
- 'Slice of History' Background Context - 40 minutes
- On-site Guide to the Sala dei Nove - 65 minutes
Includes
- Audio guide download
Excludes
- Audio guide player
Language:
English
Please Note
- Instructions for audio guide download will be provided upon booking.
Stay in control of the tour by setting the starting time and the pace and by deciding what you want to see and how long you wish to spend at each stop. Just select and download the audio guide of your destination, sync your iPod or MP3 player and start exploring the world like never before!
Tour the Hall of the Nine in Siena and its remarkable fresco cycle. If you appreciate art, architecture, culture and history, and you thirst for more and better information about what you see when you travel, M. Jane McIntosh's Smart Art Guides are for you!
Ambrogio Lorenzetti's pioneering 14th Century fresco cycle in the meeting room of the Nine Governors in Siena's town hall illustrates the exalted ideals of the city's experiment with republican rule. The powerful, intricately-detailed images speak eloquently of the consequences of both good and bad government. They are earliest Renaissance landscape paintings and one of the consummate political statements in the history of Western art. Now you can experience these ground-breaking frescoes guided by the scholarship of a renowned Renaissance historian.
This guide is the exclusive audio adaptation of the popular book written by Randolph Starn, Professor Emeritus at the University of California , Berkeley. Jane's narration reveals the historic context, the lofty political ideals, and the artistic genius that coincided to make Lorenzetti's panoramic frescoes possible:
- Understand the influence of republican principles on the choice of subject matter and the placement of the images.
- Hear how the images conveyed the socio-political ideas and traditions of Renaissance Siena.
The guide can be enjoyed when actually visiting Siena or to listen to at home and consists of two parts:
- 'Slice of History' Background Context - 40 minutes
- On-site Guide to the Sala dei Nove - 65 minutes
Includes
- Audio guide download
Excludes
- Audio guide player
Language:
English
Please Note
- Instructions for audio guide download will be provided upon booking.
Your Confirmation Voucher includes full information (e.g. local telephone numbers) about the Local Operator. To ensure your peace of mind, we select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination.
You can book in 3 easy steps!
1. Select date and number of persons. You will be redirected to the Shopping Cart Page.
2. On the Shopping Cart Page, continue shopping or check out.
3. Enter basic travel, name, and payment information in the Check-out Form.
Upon booking, you will receive a voucher by email containing all details about the tour. You can check the status of your booking at anytime.
After you book
Please print the electronic voucher sent to you. It contains the operator's complete contact details and local telephone numbers. Give the voucher to the operator on the day of the activity.
What if I need to change or cancel my booking?
That's ok. We will try to be as flexible as possible. But you must inform us by email of the change or cancellation as soon as possible.
The appropriate amount will be credited back to your credit card account. Contact our Customer Service for help with changes or cancellations. Or read our Cancellation Policy.
