Santi Pietro e Paolo is a Baroque-style,

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parish church located in the center of the town of

Buonconvento Buonconvento is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi. History Buonconvento (from the Latin ''bonus ...

, region of

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, Italy.

History

A church at the site dates to 1103, but was refurbished in the 18th century, with the brick facade completed in 1723. The belltower dates to the early 19th century. History recalls that in 24 August 1313, Henry VII of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor died likely of malaria, at the age of 40 during the course of a siege of

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

. The church was severely damaged during an incursion of troops from

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in 1358. The church was enriched by its position in the pilgrimage route to Rome. An inventory from 1895 listed the following works: a frescoed medieval icon of the Madonna, and a ''St Catherine of Alexandria'' by a painter of the Nasini family, a ''St Dominic'' by Stefano Volpi, an Immaculate Conception by Giacomo Pacchiarotti; and a ''Virgin of the Assumption'' by

Arcangelo Salimbeni Arcangelo Salimbeni (circa 1536 –1579) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period active in his native Siena, Italy. He was the father of the painter Ventura Salimbeni, stepfather of Francesco Vanni, and son of Leonardo. He was a follower ...

. The sacristy had paintings attributed to

Lippo Memmi Lippo Memmi (c. 1291 – 1356) was an Italian painter from Siena. He was the foremost follower of Simone Martini, who was his brother-in-law. Together with Martini, in 1333 he painted what is regarded as one of the masterworks of the Intern ...

. A ''Enthroned Madonna with child and Angels'' (circa 1450) by

Matteo di Giovanni Matteo di Giovanni (c. 1430 – 1495) was an Italian Renaissance artist from the Sienese School. Biography Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo was born in Borgo Sansepolcro around 1430. His family relocated to Siena and he is firmly associated with ...

still remains in the church. A polyptych by Pietro di Francesco Orioli depicting an ''Enthroned Madonna and Saints'' is in the apse, along with two 17th-century canvases. Many of the original works including paintings by

Duccio di Buoninsegna Duccio di Buoninsegna ( , ; – ) was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany, in the late 13th and early 14th century. He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in government and religious buildings around Italy. Ducc ...

Sano di Pietro Sano di Pietro or Ansano di Pietro di Mencio (1405–1481) was an Italian painter of the Sienese school of painting. He was active for about half a century during the Quattrocento period, and his contemporaries included Giovanni di Paolo and S ...

, and are now sheltered in the Museo d'Arte Sacra della Val d'Arbia. The church also originally had paintings by

Bartolo di Fredi Bartolo di Fredi (c. 1330 – 26 January 1410), also called Bartolo Battiloro, was an Italian painter, born in Siena, classified as a member of the Sienese School. Biography He had a large studio and was one of the most influential painters wor ...

depicting the ''Virgin and Angel of the Annunciation with Saints Mary Magdalen and St Anthony Abbot'' (1519), part of a polyptych.History of Painting in Italy: The Sienese, Umbrian, & North Italian schools
by Joseph Archer Crowe, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Robert Langton Douglas, Sandford Arthur Strong, page 135.

References

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