Print of Giotto - Assisi - 14 - Saint Francis and the miracle of the spring
Giotto - San Francesco and the miracle of the spring
Year: 1290-1295 - fresco 230x270 cm
Preserved at: Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi, Italy.
The cycle of frescoes by Giotto in the Upper Basilica of Assisi illustrates the life of the Saint through 28 scenes that follow the story of Bonaventura da Bagnoregio. Construction of the Basilica began in 1228, two years after Francis' death. The crypt with the tomb of the Saint was dominated by the Lower Basilica, completed around 1230, and later by the Upper Basilica, consecrated in 1253.