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San Francesco, Assisi - Lower Church |
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This chapel off the Narthex once had
frescoes of the life of St. Anthony Abbot by Pace di Bartolo, but they
have disappeared, destroyed by humidity. The chapel contains the tombs of
Blasco Fernandez di Belviso, Duke of Spoleto, and his son Garcia, both
murdered by those treacherous Ghibellines in the Castle of Piediluco in
1367. The painting below, attributed to Tiberio d'Assisi, was once in the
chapel but is now in the treasury. The saints are Leonard, Anthony Abbot,
Francis and Clare. The little group at the bottom left appear to be
flagellants. This is now a sacramental chapel: on my visit it was shut up and in darkness. |
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