The Basilica of St Francis at Assisi: The Frescoes by Giotto, His Precursors and Followers

by Elvio Lunghi

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

759.5

Publication

Scala / Riverside, (1996), 192 pages

Description

Commisissioned in 1228 by Pope Gregorio IX and consecrated in 1258, the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi houses a fresco cycle. Covering the entire interior of the building, these works were painted between 1250 and 1310 by Medieval and Gothic artists including Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1996

Physical description

191 p.

ISBN

0500278342 / 9780500278345
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