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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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



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



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