Italy; Tuscany; city of Montepulciano: panel painting "Madonna del Pilastro" (also: "Madonna with Child") by Sano di Pietro (1406 - 1481) from Siena; in the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin) of Montepulciano; The cathedral was built from 1586 onwards due to the project of Ippolito Scalza from Orvieto. It is placed on the grounds of an elder church; dedicated also to Holy Mary; dating back to 1000; probably. Consecration of the cathedral happened in 1712; by Francesco Maria Arrighi; bishop of Montepulciano.