Inventing the image of Saint Francis


Saint Francis and the Bardi Chapel

St. Francis and scenes from his life, 1240s-1260s, panel (Bardi Chapel, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence)


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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Inventing the image of Saint Francis," in Smarthistory, May 7, 2020, accessed March 28, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/inventing-the-image-of-saint-francis/.