San Francesco, Upper Church, Legend of Saint Francis, Apparition to Fra Agostino and to Bishop Guido of Arezzo
Giotto

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Alternative Title
St Francis Appears to Fra Agostino and the Bishop
Date
1300Description
This is the twenty-first of the twenty-eight scenes (twenty-five of which were painted by Giotto) of Legend of Saint Francis. Giotto's authorship of some parts of the last scenes is often questioned, and in the case of those in the last bay (after No. 25, usually attributed to the St Cecilia Master) denied completely. This rather damaged scene was executed mainly by assistants. full view
Type of Work
Fresco (painting); Mural painting (visual work)Subject
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226, Fresco painting, Painting, Renaissance, Christian art and symbolism, Art, Medieval, San Francesco (Church : Assisi, Italy), Painting, Italian --13th century, Painting, Italian --14th century
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