A new decoration of the lower church in Assisi was undertaken connected to the first centenary of the death of St Francis. Franciscan authors attribute the fresco cycle on the ceiling of the north transept to Giotto. However, this attribution is not accepted by the majority of critics, they are thought to have been executed by collaborators and followers.

The fresco cycle on one side consists of large scenes from the life of the Virgin and the childhood of Christ separated by decorative bands with busts of Prophets, while the other side represents scenes from the Passion of Christ. The west wall is occupied by scenes representing the Miracle of St Francis in Sessa (in two parts) and the Annunciation.

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	View of the north transept (1) - - Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	810*1101 True Color 183 Kb
	View of the north transept (2) - - Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	810*1113 True Color 193 Kb
	Vault of the north transept (3) - Fresco Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	868*1176 True Color 181 Kb
	The Visitation 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*822 True Color 122 Kb
	Nativity 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*823 True Color 147 Kb
	The Adoration of the Magi 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*813 True Color 134 Kb
	Presentation of Christ in the Temple 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*819 True Color 149 Kb
	The Massacre of the Innocents 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*827 True Color 140 Kb
	The Flight into Egypt 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*820 True Color 127 Kb
	Return of Christ to Jerusalem 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*825 True Color 151 Kb
	Christ Among the Doctors 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*822 True Color 164 Kb
	Crucifixion 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1030*850 True Color 138 Kb
	The Death of the Boy in Sessa 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1093*800 True Color 133 Kb
	Raising of the Boy in Sessa 1310s Fresco North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi	1109*800 True Color 158 Kb