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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Bardi Chapel; Life of Saint Francis
Work_PrefTitle
Bardi Chapel; Life of Saint Francis
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, the Death and Ascension of St. Francis (damaged by 18th century monuments, now removed)
Image_Title
Detail, the Death and Ascension of St. Francis (damaged by 18th century monuments, now removed)
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Creator:
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Giotto (Italian painter, ca. 1266-1337)
Agent_Display
Giotto (Italian painter, ca. 1266-1337)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Santa Croce (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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repository: Santa Croce (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Santa Croce
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Santa Croce
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.768417 11.262722
GPS
43.768417 11.262722
GPS
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Date:
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1325-1328 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1325-1328 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Fourteenth century; Gothic (Medieval)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fourteenth century; Gothic (Medieval)
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster (fresco)
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster (fresco)
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Subjects:
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saints; Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226; Franciscans
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
saints; Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226; Franciscans
Subjects
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Description:
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The Bardi Chapel depicts the life of St. Francis, following a similar iconography to the frescoes in the Upper Church at Assisi, dating from 20 to 30 years earlier. A comparison shows the greater attention given by Giotto to expression in the human figures and the simpler, better-integrated architectural forms. Giotto represents only seven scenes from the saint's life, and the narrative is arranged somewhat unusually. The story starts on the upper left wall with St. Francis Renounces his Father. It continues across the chapel to the upper right wall with the Approval of the Franciscan Rule, moves down the right wall to the Trial by Fire, across the chapel again to the left wall for the Appearance at Arles, down the left wall to the Death of St. Francis, and across once more to the posthumous Visions of Fra Agostino and the Bishop of Assisi. The Stigmatization of St. Francis, which chronologically belongs between the Appearance at Arles and the Death, is located outside the chapel, above the entrance arch. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Bardi Chapel depicts the life of St. Francis, following a similar iconography to the frescoes in the Upper Church at Assisi, dating from 20 to 30 years earlier. A comparison shows the greater attention given by Giotto to expression in the human figures and the simpler, better-integrated architectural forms. Giotto represents only seven scenes from the saint's life, and the narrative is arranged somewhat unusually. The story starts on the upper left wall with St. Francis Renounces his Father. It continues across the chapel to the upper right wall with the Approval of the Franciscan Rule, moves down the right wall to the Trial by Fire, across the chapel again to the left wall for the Appearance at Arles, down the left wall to the Death of St. Francis, and across once more to the posthumous Visions of Fra Agostino and the Bishop of Assisi. The Stigmatization of St. Francis, which chronologically belongs between the Appearance at Arles and the Death, is located outside the chapel, above the entrance arch. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-GIOTTO-SC-BC-A05
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A1-GIOTTO-SC-BC-A05
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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