Title: A Note on Giotto's<i>“Visions” of Brother Agostino and the Bishop of Assisi</i>, Bardi Chapel
Abstract: The lowest scene on the right wall of the Bardi Chapel, S. Croce, is always referred to in the literature as the Visions of Brother Agostino and the Bishop of Assisi (Fig. 1).1 Written sources for the fresco include the Lives of Saint Francis (1230–31) by Thomas of Celano and Saint Bonaventure's Lives of Saint Francis (1260–63).2 Both texts explain that several miracles occurred at the time of Saint Francis's death. That is, Saint Francis appeared in visions both to the dying Agostino, “the principal minister of the friars of the Terra di Lavoro,”3 and to the Bishop of Assisi who was on a pilgrimage to Monte Gargano.4 Although these two miracles occurred at different times and in different places, they are presented together in the Bardi fresco: Agostino sits on his death-bed in the left half of the composition while the sleeping Bishop of Assisi appears on the right.
Publication Year: 1980
Publication Date: 1980-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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