Pietro Lorenzetti’s Passion cycle in the Lower Basilica

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Pietro Lorenzetti’s Passion cycle in the Lower Basilica is a renowned series of 14th-century frescoes in Assisi depicting the final events of Christ’s life with innovative realism and emotional intensity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Passion of Christ depiction ⓘ
fresco cycle ⓘ
religious artwork ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important milestone in development of realism in Italian painting ⓘ
key work of the Sienese school in Assisi ⓘ
artMovement Sienese school ⓘ
associatedWithSaint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
chronologyWithinArtistCareer mature phase of Pietro Lorenzetti’s career ⓘ
commissionedFor Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
conservationStatus partially damaged but largely preserved ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
creator Pietro Lorenzetti ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites’ ⓘ
depictionType narrative cycle ⓘ
depicts Passion of Christ ⓘ
final events of Christ’s life ⓘ
function devotional aid for Franciscan community ⓘ
didactic illustration of Gospel events ⓘ
genre Christian art ⓘ
hasPart Crucifixion fresco ⓘ
Deposition fresco ⓘ
Entombment fresco ⓘ
Last Supper fresco ⓘ
Resurrection-related scenes ⓘ
inception 14th century ⓘ
influenced later Italian narrative fresco cycles ⓘ
influencedBy Giotto’s innovations in Assisi ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Latin ⓘ
locatedInCity Assisi ⓘ
locatedInCountry Italy ⓘ
location Lower Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi ⓘ
material pigments on wet plaster ⓘ
medium fresco ⓘ
notableFor complex spatial construction ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ
innovative realism ⓘ
partOf decoration of the Lower Basilica of San Francesco ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
style Gothic painting ⓘ
proto-Renaissance ⓘ
subjectMatter Passion narrative ⓘ
life of Jesus Christ ⓘ
technique buon fresco ⓘ
timePeriod Trecento ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
uses architectural settings to organize space ⓘ
chiaroscuro modeling ⓘ

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Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi → hasArtwork → Pietro Lorenzetti’s Passion cycle in the Lower Basilica ⓘ