1. Does "that city" imply "Florence"?
2. Does "echoes any number of altarpieces of the era in its rich, pageant-like composition and colour" mean "this painting in terms of its rich and feast-like composition and colors, is exemplary of all altar paintings of that era"?
Context:
Life in Siena, however, did not remain peaceful. The city lost a battle with Florence, which that city commemorated in a series of paintings by Paolo Uccello. The Battle of San Romano (c.1455) panel in London’s National Gallery echoes any number of altarpieces of the era in its rich, pageant-like composition and colour.
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