AREZZO, TUSCANY, ITALY

BASILICA OF SAN FRANCESCO, AREZZO

Frescoes of the Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca

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The Basilica of San Francesco, that was built in the second half of 13th century, it's a building in stones and brick in simple gothic style, its construction was finished in 14th century, while the bell tower was added in 16th century. The Basilica has one navata and encloses one of the masterpiece of all the renaissance painting, the Bacci Chapel with the cycle of frescoes of the Legend of the True Cross, painted from Piero della Francesca between 1452 and 1466. The topic of the cycle is drawn from the Golden Legend of Jacopo da Varagine. The frescoes are placed on three levels on the sidewalls and on the bottom, in the disposition of the scenes, Piero della Francesca did not respect the chronological course but it developed the symmetry between the several painted scenes: up are represented the scenes in the open air, in the center are court scenes and in the low side are battle scenes.

In the Basilica are other chapels between which the Tarlati Chapel with an Annunciation attributed to Luca Signorelli, in another chapel is a Crucifix painted from a contemporary of Cimabue and in another one is the funeral monument to jurisconsult Francesco Roselli (15th century). Much beautiful is also the rose-window of the facade of the Basilica with a glass window executed in 1524 from Guillaume de Marcillat (1475-1529) that represents San Francesco and Pope Onorio III.

The Cappella Bacci and the Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo

Exaltation of the Cross, the return of the Cross to Gerusalemme, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo


Died of Adam, dying Adam and Seth meets the archangel Michele, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo

Recover and verification of True Cross, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Torture of the Hebrew, Giuda tortured in the well, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
The transport of the Sacred Wood, Elevation of the Wood, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Adoration of the Sacred Wood and encounter of Queen di Saba with King Salomone, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Battle of Eraclio and Cosroe, Defeat and decapitation of Cosroe, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Annunciation, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Dream of Costantino, the angel is revealed of night to Costantino, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Victory of Costantino, Battle of Milvio Bridge, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Legend of the True Cross, Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo

TIMETABLE OF VISIT OF THE CAPPELLA BACCI-LEGEND OF THE TRUE CROSS:

The visit is carried out every 30 minutes and has a maximum duration of 30 minutes, no more than 25 visitors at time are allowed.

Opening time: April-October: from Monday to Friday 9/18.30; Saturday 9-17.30; Sunday 13-17.30; November-March: from Monday to Friday 9/17.30; Saturday 9-17; Sunday 13-17. Closed: 1 January, 13 June; 4 October; 25 December.

Reservation obligatory. Ticket: 6 €

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