Fresco cycle of St Augustine in the Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano (scenes 8-17)
by Benozzo GOZZOLI

The fresco cycles contains the following scenes:

(1) The School of Tagaste, (2) St Augustine at the University of Carthage, (3) St Augustine Leaving his Mother, (4) St Augustine's Journey to Rome, (5) Disembarkation at Ostia, (6) St Augustine Teaching in Rome, (7) St Augustine Departing for Milan, (8) Arrival of St Augustine in Milan, (9) Scenes with St Ambroise, (10) St Augustine Reading the Epistle of St Paul, (11) Baptism of St Augustine, (12) The Parable of the Holy Trinity, (13) Death of St Monica, (14) Blessing of the Faithful at Hippo, (15) Conversion of the Heretic, (16) St Augustine's Vision of St Jerome, (17) Funeral of St Augustine.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Arrival of St Augustine in Milan (scene 8, north wall)
1464-65
Fresco, 220 x 230 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

850*1057
True Color
211 Kb



Scenes with St Ambrose (scene 9, north wall)
1464-65
Fresco, 220 x 230 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

910*847
True Color
177 Kb



St Augustine Reading the Epistle of St Paul (scene 10, east wall)
1464-65
Fresco, 220 x 230 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

640*1093
True Color
171 Kb



Baptism of St Augustine (scene 11, east wall)
1464-65
Fresco, 220 x 230 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

679*1172
True Color
188 Kb



The Parable of the Holy Trinity (scene 12, south wall)
1464-65
Fresco, 220 x 230 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

900*1073
True Color
215 Kb



The Parable of the Holy Trinity (detail)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

950*796
True Color
191 Kb



Death of St Monica (scene 13, south wall)
1464-65
Fresco, 220 x 230 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

916*1100
True Color
218 Kb



Death of St Monica (detail)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

630*1337
True Color
162 Kb



Blessing of the Faithful at Hippo (scene 14, north wall)
1464-65
Fresco, width 440 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

978*680
True Color
172 Kb



Conversion of the Heretic (scene 15, east wall)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

600*1142
True Color
185 Kb



St Augustine's Vision of St Jerome (scene 16, east wall)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

620*1096
True Color
178 Kb



Funeral of St Augustine (scene 17, south wall)
1464-65
Fresco, width 440 cm
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

1024*720
True Color
183 Kb




Summary of paintings by Benozzo Gozzoli
Various paintings
up to 14501460-71after 1471
Narrative fresco cycles
St Francis
(Montefalco)
Procession of the Magi
(Florence)
St Augustine
(S. Gimignano)