Giotto's vision of St. Francis
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PROJECT BY AUCIELLO FABIANA, DI FONZO ANNALAURA, DI TERLIZZI ELENA and VACCA DOMENICO
Giotto's vision of st. francis: bridging art and spirituality
THIS PRESENTATION EXPLORES THE WORK OF GIOTTO OF BONDONE, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. WE WILL FOCUS ON HIS DEPICTIONS OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, WHICH ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR REVOLUTIONARY USE OF REALISM, EMOTION, AND STORYTELLING IN RELIGIOUS ART.
Introduction
A simple man from Assisi put his cloak In front of Saint Francis and showed him respect saying he would do great things.
Saint Francis met a poor knight dressed in worn out clothes. Moved by this Francis took off his own clothes and gave them to the Knight
The next night, Saint Francis dreamed of a beautiful palace. with weapons marked by the cross of Christ. A voice told him these would lead an army.
While Saint Francis was praying in front of the Cross, he heard a voice that spoke to him three times.
He returned all of his belongings to his father, and after taking off his clothes he said...
The Pope gave his approval to the Order and permitted the friars to preach and perform acts of penance
During his sleep, the pope dreamed of the basilica collapse, with saint Francis underneath the roof, holding it to prevent it from falling apart.
A friar saw numerous thrones in heaven and heard an angel say, " This I was the throne of a fallen angel from Grace, now set aside for the humble
Some friars saw Saint Francis on a radiant chariot during the night, and filled with awe, quickly awakened their companions
Saint Francis saw demons hovering over the town of Arezzo and instructed his companion, " Go and drive them away in God's name".When the friar followed his command and shouted loudly, the demons fled, and peace was restored
Blessed Francis, Filled with faith in God, walked on hot coals before the Sultan of Babylon but no priest dared to join him, and they fled
While praying fervently blessed Francis was seen by the friars rising from the ground with his hands and body extended towards the heavens on shining cloud.
St. Francis wanted to remember the birth oj Jesus, so he had a manger scene set up. While he was preaching, a knight thought he saw the real baby Jesus instead of the statue that St. Francis had put in the manger.
Blessed Francis got on a poor man's don-key beacause the man was sick. When the mans said he was dying of thirst, Francis made a spring of water appear from the ground where there hadn't been one before
As blessed Francis was on his way to the town of Bevagna, he preached to many birds. The birds listened to him, seemed happy, and even touched his robe, all while his fellow friars watched.
In front of the Pope and his cardinals, Saint Francis delivered a sermon with such passion that it seemed as though he was inspired by God
Saint Francis prayed for a knight from Celano, asking for his soul's well-being. After their spoke, the knight passed away peacefully in God's care
While Saint Anthony was preaching in Arles, Saint Francis appeared and blessed the gathering, even though he wasn't physically present
While praying on Mount La Verna, Saint Francis saw a vision of Christ on the cross, who gave him the marks of the stigmata on his hands and feet, just like Christ had.
At the moment of his death, a friar saw Saint Francis's soul rise to heaven, shining like a bright star
Thank you for your attention!