Left corner, Scene XV, Sermon to the Birds (not visible), center, Scene XVI, Death of the Knight of Celano
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Left corner, Scene XV, Sermon to the Birds (not visible), center, Scene XVI, Death of the Knight of Celano
Image View
Creator:
attributed to Giotto (Italian artist, ca. 1266-1337); attributed to Saint Cecilia Master (Italian artist, active ca. 1290-1320)
Agent_Display
attributed to Giotto (Italian artist, ca. 1266-1337); attributed to Saint Cecilia Master (Italian artist, active ca. 1290-1320)
Creator
Location:
site: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Assisi, Umbria, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Assisi, Umbria, Italy)
Location
Location Note:
Upper Church nave
Work_LocationNotes
Upper Church nave
Location Note
GPS:
43.074722 12.605556
GPS
43.074722 12.605556
GPS
Date:
ca. 1291-1307 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1291-1307 (creation)
Date
Cultural Context:
Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
Style Period:
Late Gothic
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Late Gothic
Style Period
Work Type 1:
fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
Classification:
Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
Material:
pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
Subjects:
cycles or series; saints; Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
cycles or series; saints; Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226
Subjects
Description:
The most controversial question about Giotto is whether or not he painted, as first stated by Vasari, the 28 scenes of the Legend of St. Francis running around the two sides and one end of the Upper Church of S Francesco, Assisi. Scholarship is divided into two camps. As a compromise, the supporters for Giotto’s authorship of the St. Francis cycle have proposed that most of the cycle is by Giotto’s assistants to his design. There is wide agreement to attribute the last three scenes (XXVI–XXVIII), and probably scene I as well, to a distinct artist, frequently identified as the Saint Cecilia Master. The date is in dispute as well, with a range argued between 1291 and 1307. Other hands attributed include the Master of Legend of St. Francis, the Isaac Painter, and the Master of the Obsequies of St. Francis. All four may have been artists from Rome, not affiliated with Giotto. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The most controversial question about Giotto is whether or not he painted, as first stated by Vasari, the 28 scenes of the Legend of St. Francis running around the two sides and one end of the Upper Church of S Francesco, Assisi. Scholarship is divided into two camps. As a compromise, the supporters for Giotto’s authorship of the St. Francis cycle have proposed that most of the cycle is by Giotto’s assistants to his design. There is wide agreement to attribute the last three scenes (XXVI–XXVIII), and probably scene I as well, to a distinct artist, frequently identified as the Saint Cecilia Master. The date is in dispute as well, with a range argued between 1291 and 1307. Other hands attributed include the Master of Legend of St. Francis, the Isaac Painter, and the Master of the Obsequies of St. Francis. All four may have been artists from Rome, not affiliated with Giotto. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)