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title: SAINT FRANCESCO, THE MANGER OF GRECCIO

subject date: 2005-11-08

caption: GIOTTO (1267-1337) 'The Nativity of Greccio'. This fresco refers to the episode in the life of St. Francis in which it is said that the saint set up the first living nativity scene in the world for the feast of Christ's birth, with the help of the population, in the church of the castle of Greccio; it is said that during the sermon of the Saint, the Child miraculously appeared in the empty cradle. Detail print of the frescoes by Giotto and Memmo di Filippuccio for the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, circa 1296 - 1298

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Italia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

instructions: Per utilizzi: Fototeca Gilardi - t. 02 3931 2652

file date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 24425

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XIII

image epoch: Medioevo

subject century: XIII

subject epoch: Medioevo

technique: Affresco

id: 12239

file name: FSNgilardi_24425.jpg

keywords

St. FrancisLiving nativity sceneMiddle AgesGrecciocribNativityChristBaby JesusGiottoAssisiMemmo by FilippuccioChristmascribliving cribMiddle Ages