Editing Pope Pius III (section)

====The Piccolomini Library====
In 1502 he commissioned a library with access from an aisle of [[Siena Cathedral]] that was intended to house the library of [[Renaissance humanism|humanist texts]] assembled by his uncle. Francesco commissioned the artist [[Pinturicchio]] to fresco its vault and ten narrative panels along the walls, depicting scenes from the life of [[Pope Pius II]]. Its iconography illustrating the donor's career gives an edited version of Pius II's life, passing over his former support of the [[Antipope]] [[Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy|Felix V]]. Though Pinturicchio labored for five years, the books never reached their splendid destination;{{Explain|date=February 2020}} yet the Piccolomini Library is a monument of the [[Renaissance art|High Renaissance]] in Siena.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}} Some of Pope Pius III's most famous portraits can be viewed in the [[Louvre]] Museum.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}