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Siena
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Si·en·a  (s-n, synä)
A city of west-central Italy south of Florence. Founded by Etruscans, it became independent in the 12th century and gradually evolved into a wealthy city known especially for its leadership of the Sienese school of art (13th-14th centuries). Population: 53,800.
Sie·nese (-nz, -ns) adj. & n.
Siena [sɪˈɛnə (Italian) ˈsjɛːna]
n
(Placename) a walled city in central Italy, in Tuscany: founded by the Etruscans; important artistic centre (13th-14th centuries); university (13th century). Pop.: 58 278 (1990)
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It was appropriate but sad that Beccafumi's morbidity and gloom coincided with the extinction of his republic of Siena.
Sienese painting at the London National Gallery by Bruce, Donald / Contemporary Review
It's a border area between Florence and Siena which had a bloody history until the Republic of Siena fell in 1555.
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