Madonna del Bordone
by COPPO DI MARCOVALDO, Tempera on wood, 225 x 125 cm
After the victory at Montaperti (on September 4, 1260) of the Ghibellines of Siena against the Guelfs of Florence, the Servites in Siena (Ghibellines fled from Florence) commissioned Coppo to paint this Madonna for the high altar of their church.