San Francesco, Volterra

[1] Above the main altar, now enclosed in a baroque marble frame consisting of clouds, putti, and angels, is an early 14th century painted icon depicting a Madonna and Child.

There is an altarpiece depicting the "Miracle of San Francesco di Paola crossing the Straits of Messina on his Mantle" (1711) by Alessandro Gherardini.

[3] Two paintings are no longer in the church: the Circumcision of Christ (1490-91) by Luca Signorelli and the stunning masterpiece of the Deposition (1521) by Rosso Fiorentino; the former is in the National Gallery of London, while the latter has been moved to the Pinacoteca Civica of Volterra.

This Gothic-style chapel was built in 1315 by architect Mone Todirigi for a confraternity (Compagnia della Croce di Giorno).

These frescoes were inspired by those of Agnolo Gaddi in the Santa Croce of Florence, and the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine.

San Francesco