1944
Door of the Siena Cathedral, Italia
As a sign of gratitude for the liberation of the city from the Germans, Count Chigi Saracini of Siena asked the Sienese sculptor Vico Consorti to create the so-called Gate of Gratitude for the Duomo of Siena. It was cast by the Fonderia Marinelli.
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From left F. Marinelli Sr., the sculptor Consorti, Count Chigi Saracini (1949)
Detail of the Door
The Door today with Ferdinando Marinelli Jr.
The sculptor Vico Consorti signature
The Marinelli Foundry signature
Sketch of the Gate of Reconciliation, 1944
Model of the Gate of Reconciliation of Siena Cathedral, 1945-1946
Detail of the Gate of Reconciliation of Siena Cathedral, 1946
Detail of the Gate of Reconciliation of Siena Cathedral,
Installation of the Gate of reconciliation of Siena Cathedral, 1946
Installation of the Gate of reconciliation of Siena Cathedral, 1946