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The art shop of Alessandro Marchionni is situated in Via San Pietro 22, in
the historical centre of the city of Siena, between the Cathedral and the
National Pinacoteca. You can reach it easily from "Il Campo" car park
(entrance from Porta Tufi) and "Il Duomo" car park (entrance from Porta San
Marco, Siena Sud).
The owner, graduated from the Belle Arti Academy of Florence; he taught
decoration on pottery for 30 years at the Art High School and, at same time,
he worked as a professional and researcer on the history of senese pottery.
The production of pottery is known and appreciated also in foreign
countries.
Its shape and painting are inspired by the typology of senese Renaissance,by
the artistic contents of the Cathedral's inside and by the history of the
Contrade of the Palio.