The story of St. Francis of Assisi
Subtitle: in twenty-eight scenes
By: Timothy Verdon
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Brewster, Massachusetts; Barga, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781612616858
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Art; Legenda maior S. Francisci (Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal); Christian saints; Criticism and interpretation; San Francesco (Church : Assisi, Italy); Christian saints in art; Biography
Description: This beautiful new book by renowned art historian Timothy Verdon tells the story of the life of St. Francis of Assisi in story and art. The 28 stunning thirteenth-century frescoes by Giotto that cover the walls of the famous Basilica in Assisi named for the saint are reproduced in full color, together with a schematic drawing showing their placement in the church. Through detailed descriptions and illuminating commentary on each of the famous frescoes, Verdon tells the story of Francis's extraordinary life, allowing today's reader the opportunity to "read" the art on those walls in the same way that a medieval Christian might have done.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Scene 1: Francis honored by a simple man; title: Scene 2: Francis gives his cloak to a poor man; title: Scene 3: the vision of the palace full of weapons; title: Scene 4: the prayer in San Damiano; title: Scene 5: renouncing worldly possessions; title: Scene 6: the dream of Innocent iii; title: Scene 7: the confirmation of the rule; title: Scene 8: the vision of the chariot of fire; title: Scene 9: the vision of the heavenly thrones; title: Scene 10: casting out the demons from Arezzo; title: Scene 11: the trial by fire before the sultan; title: Scene 12: Saint Francis's ecstasy; title: Scene 13: the manger scene of Greccio; title: Scene 14: the miracle of the spring; title: Scene 15: preaching to the birds; title: Scene 16: the death of the gentleman of Celano; title: Scene 17: Saint Francis preaching before Honorius iii; title: Scene 18: the apparition of Saint Francis at the chapter meeting in Arles; title: Scene 19: the Saint receives the stigmata on La Verna; title: Scene 20: the death of Saint Francis; title: Scene 21: the visions of Brother Agostino and of the Bishop of Assisi; title: Scene 22: the assisian nobleman Girolamo becomes convinced of the reality of the stigmata; title: Scene 23: the Claretians' mourning over the Saint's remains at San Damiano; title: Scene 24: the canonization of Saint Francis; title: Scene 25: the apparition to Gregory ix; title: Scene 26: the instant healing of a man devoted to the Saint; title: Scene 27: the confession of a woman raised from the dead; title: Scene 28: the freeing of the repentant heretic.