Renee Mertz November 13, 2019 Witches at San Gimignano's Museums of Torture and Death Penalty Renee Mertz November 13, 2019 Display of supposed witch’s marks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. “Witches’ Candle” display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. Display in San Gimignano’s Museo della Pena di Morte. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.