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.

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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



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)



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