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The presence of the standard of Siena (the black-and white shield known as the Balzana) and the style of clothing indicate a subject connected with the history of the city in the sixteenth century, perhaps recounted in a novel or short story from the Romantic period, which could be identified as the story of the \u201cBeautiful Marsilia.\u201d During their raids in the Mediterranean, in 1543 Turkish pirates led by the terrifying Barbarossa came to the fortress of Collecchio, in the territory of Magliano, which belonged to the noble Marsili family of Siena. They conquered the castle and kidnapped Margherita Marsili, Nanni\u2019s beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter, to hand her over to the sovereign Suleiman the Magnificent. He was enchanted by her red hair and charming demeanor, to the point of naming her his favorite and having sons with her who reigned after him. Still today, a tower along the coast of the Monti dell\u2019Uccellina bears the name of the \u201cBella Marsilia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","artwork-category":[],"artwork-tags":[],"artwork-artists":[],"class_list":["post-5309","artwork","type-artwork","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","artwork-category-esposizione_permanente","artwork-category-esposizioni","artwork-category-biografia","artwork-category-soggetti_storia_antica","artwork-category-soggetti-storico-letterari","artwork-category-studio-e-bozzetti","artwork-artists-pietro-aldi","artwork-artists-andrea_granchi"],"yoast_head":"\nAn Episode from Sienese History (\u201cThe Beautiful Marsilia\u201d?) - Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.poloaldi.it\/en\/artwork\/an-episode-from-sienese-history-the-beautiful-marsilia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Episode from Sienese History (\u201cThe Beautiful Marsilia\u201d?) - Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The presence of the standard of Siena (the black-and white shield known as the Balzana) and the style of clothing indicate a subject connected with the history of the city in the sixteenth century, perhaps recounted in a novel or short story from the Romantic period, which could be identified as the story of the \u201cBeautiful Marsilia.\u201d During their raids in the Mediterranean, in 1543 Turkish pirates led by the terrifying Barbarossa came to the fortress of Collecchio, in the territory of Magliano, which belonged to the noble Marsili family of Siena. 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