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Death and Ascension of St. Francis
StyleRenaissance
GenreReligious
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Giotto di Bondone rendered this fresco showing Saint Francis's death and his soul ascending to heaven. Mourning friars gather around the saint's body while angels carry his spirit upward.
This is part of Giotto's famous fresco cycle at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.
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About Death and Ascension of St. Francis
You can see it at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi in Assisi, Italy. Giotto di Bondone created it.
Giotto di Bondone, the father of Renaissance painting You can see it at Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi.
Giotto's St. Francis cycle is at the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. These frescoes revolutionized Western painting by introducing naturalistic space, emotion, and narrative to religious art.
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