Santi Niccolò e Lucia, also known only as Santa Lucia, is a

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church located in Pian dei Mantellini, in the city of

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, region of

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, Italy.

History

A parish church dedicated to the two saints, Niccolò and Lucia, was present at the site for centuries when it was rebuilt in the late 16th and early 17th century. The ceilings and vaults of the church were frescoed by

Sebastiano Folli Sebastiano Folli (1568–1621) was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance period. He was a scholar of Alessandro Casolano, and a native of Siena. He distinguished himself by several frescoes in the churches at Siena, particularly the cupola ...

with the ''Glory of Santa Lucia'' (1612) and ''Glory of St John the Evangelist'' (1621). The main altarpiece depicts the ''Martyrdom of St Lucy'' (1606) painted by

Francesco Vanni Francesco Vanni (1563 – 26 October 1610) was an Italian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, publisher and printer active in Rome and his native city of Siena.

. Flanking the altar are polychrome wooden statues from the Quattrocento depicting the titular saints. The Lucy is attributed to

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, while the Niccolo is from the school of Giovanni di Stefano. On the left wall, is a ''Crucifixion'' by the son of

Ventura Salimbeni Ventura di Archangelo Salimbeni (also later called Bevilacqua; 20 January 1568 – 1613) was an Italian Counter-Maniera painter and printmaker highly influenced by the ''vaghezza'' and sensual reform of Federico Barocci. Biography Salimbe ...

, Simondio Salimbeni. One of the side altars has stuccoes by Giuseppe Silini, with formerly a fresco by

Simone Martini Simone Martini ( – 1344) was an Italian painter born in Siena. He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style. It is thought that Martini was a pupil ...

taken from

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.Scoprire Siena website.

References

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