Basilica of San Francesco Siena

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San Francesco is a basilica church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
It was erected in c. 1228-1255 and later enlarged in the 14th-15th centuries, the original Romanesque edifice being turned into the current large Gothic one.
The basilica is on the Egyptian Cross plan, with a nave covered by spans and a transept, according to type favoured by the Mendicant Orders, which needed spaces capable to house large crowds of faithful.
The counterfacade houses the remains of two 14th century sepulchres, as well as two large fragmentary frescoes from the former city gates of Porta Romana and Porta Pispini: an Incoronation of the Virgin by Sassetta and Sano di Pietro (1447–1450) and a Nativity by Il Sodoma (1531). Also visible is the ancient 15th century portal by Francesco di Giorgio Martini.
Amongst the numerous artworks in the church, are Madonna with Child and Saints by Jacopo Zucchi, an expressive Crucifixion by Pietro Lorenzetti and a Fresco by his brother Ambrogio, a Prayer of St. James by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, a Martyrdom of St. Martina by Pietro da Cortona and a Madonna with Child frescoed by Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio.
In the right transept is a 14th century marble of St. Francis, from the ancient facade.

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