EPISODE · Apr 24, 2019 · 26 MIN
Episode 14: Assisi - The Basilica of San Francesco
from Rebuilding The Renaissance
This episode examines the history, architecture and decoration of great shrine to St. Francis in Assisi that was decorated by a veritable all-star team of late-13th/early-14th-century artists such as Cimabue, Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti and perhaps even Giotto. It also discusses the phenomenon of pilgrimage and the importance of relics in the spiritual life of medieval Christians.
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