Assisi: MRA-ITA-Ass022
Type Sample Item
Sample ID
- MRA-ITA-Ass022
Sample Material Type
- Mural painting
Sample Sub-type
- cross section
Dimensions (cm)
- Length
- 1.7
- Height
- 0.3
Geographic Location
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Assisi
Site/monument
- Italy (ITA)
Assisi
Basilica Papale di San Francesco
Historical note about the site/monument
- Basilica of Saint Francis (Italian: Basilica di San Francesco). The basilica’s construction began around the year 1228, when Francis of Assisi was canonized. Its Romanesque belfry was completed in 1239, and the basilica was consecrated in 1251. Following the designs of Master Jacopo Tedesco, it consists of an Upper Church, Lower Church, and crypt. The structure combines elements of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Both the Upper Church and Lower Church are decorated with frescoes, including a cycle (possibly by Giotto) illustrating the life of Francis of Assisi, works of Lorenzetti, and a painting of the Crucifixion by Cimabue. Frescoes dating to the 17th century and executed by Cesare Sermei and G. Martelli are also represented in the basilica.
Further reading:
Lunghi, E. (1996). The Basilica of St Francis at Assisi: The Frescoes by Giotto, His Precursors and Followers. Thames and Hudson. ISBN-10: 0500278342.
Bonsanti, G., G. Roli and S. Sartarelli (1998). The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi: glory and destruction. New York, NY, USA: HN Abrams. ISBN-10: 0810927675.
Chronological period (sample)
- 13th-17th century
Other info about sample provenance
- Assisi, Basilica inferiore [label glued to the cross-section]
Sample taken by
- _
Date of sampling
- Unknown
- No
Other related archival documents
- _
Related samples
- MRA-ITA-Ass021 and MRA-ITA-Ass023 (Fig.1)
Other information about the sample
- _
External repositories with sister samples
- _
Support
- Support material type
- plaster
- Number of layers
- 1
- Aprox. thickness (from bottom to top in cm)
- 0.2
- Colour (from bottom to top)
- brownish
Finishing Layers
- Finishing layers material type
- paint layers
- Number of layers
- 2
- Colour
- black; red?
Fig.1. Sample overview (front). Photo by M.Gil 2018 © ICCROM Archives