Frescoes on the vault of the south transept of the Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi
by Pietro LORENZETTI

On the barrel vault there are six stories from the life of Christ. The first is the Entry into Jerusalem, it is followed by the Last Supper, the Washing of Feet, the Capture of Christ, the Flagellation and the Road to Calvary. These frescoes, probably the artist's first fresco commission, were begun as early as 1315 and his work at Assisi may well have extended intermittently over several years. The overall effect of the vault is too crowded to be monumental, individual scenes are astonishingly ambitious in their spatial organization.

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Entry of Christ into Jerusalem
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1009*870
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188 Kb



Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (detail)
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

900*1101
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187 Kb



Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (detail)
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

850*1145
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195 Kb



Last Supper
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1043*900
True Color
184 Kb



Last Supper (detail)
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1000*1621
True Color
260 Kb



Washing of the Feet
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1032*900
True Color
182 Kb



Capture of Christ
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1043*900
True Color
167 Kb



Capture of Christ (detail)
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

900*1093
True Color
167 Kb



Flagellation of Christ
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1011*870
True Color
186 Kb



Flagellation of Christ (detail)
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1155*850
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178 Kb



Road to Calvary
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

1048*900
True Color
188 Kb



The Road to Calvary (detail)
c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

830*1114
True Color
187 Kb




Paintings by Pietro Lorenzetti
| Paintings in the Lower Church, Assisi | Various paintings |