Where Is Canonization of St Francis? Museum Location

Q: Where can I see this fresco?

You can see it at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi in Assisi, Italy. Giotto di Bondone created it.

Q: Who was Giotto?

Giotto di Bondone was a 14th-century Florentine painter who revolutionized Italian art You can see it at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi.

Q: Why is Giotto important to art history?

Giotto is considered the father of Western painting. He broke from flat Byzantine style to create three-dimensional, emotionally expressive figures, laying the foundation for the entire Renaissance.

Italian artist Giotto di Bondone painted this scene of Saint Francis being formally canonized by Pope Gregory IX. The solemn ceremony shows clergy and faithful gathered as Francis receives official recognition. Giotto's frescoes brought new life to religious storytelling.

This work is part of the Francis cycle in the Upper Church at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. The frescoes revolutionized Italian painting.

You can see it at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi in Assisi, Italy. Giotto di Bondone created it.

Giotto di Bondone was a 14th-century Florentine painter who revolutionized Italian art You can see it at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi.

Giotto is considered the father of Western painting. He broke from flat Byzantine style to create three-dimensional, emotionally expressive figures, laying the foundation for the entire Renaissance.

Canonization of St Francis

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The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt

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Also at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi

St. Francis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man

The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt

Pentecost

Death and Ascension of St. Francis

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