Approval of the Rule by Giotto 1299

 

Innocent III approves the way life of Saint Francis. Giotto. Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Italy

This is the seventh of the twenty-eight scenes (twenty-five of which were painted by Giotto) of the Legend of Saint Francis.

Following his vision, Pope Innocent III confirms the rule of the new Franciscan community. In a magnificent interior, constructed in perspective, the pope blesses the founder of the order and his rule. Francis' companions and the Church dignitaries follow the action with expressions of concentration. It is not least through this device that Giotto makes plain the consequences of what is taking place. Fresco in Proto Renaissance style

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