Santa Croce
Florence, Italy
Architectural style: Italian Gothic
Artworks
St. Francis Undergoing the Test by Fire
Depicts St. Francis undergoing the test by fire before the sultan of Egypt. Contains one of the earliest known representations of black people in Western art.
Funeral of St. Francis
Notable for its calm composition balanced with dramatic details, exemplifying Giotto's narrative mastery.
Baroncelli Chapel Frescoes
Frescoes in the Baroncelli Chapel by Bernardo Daddi, a follower of Giotto.
St. Sylvester Sealing the Dragon's Mouth
Full title: "St. Sylvester sealing the dragon's mouth and resuscitating two pagan magicians." Created by Maso di Banco, who was an assistant of Giotto.
Last Supper with the Tree of Life
Frescoes in the Refectory of Santa Croce. Notable for placing Judas on "our" side of the table, a convention that continued until Leonardo's Last Supper.
Legend of the True Cross
Fresco cycle in the apse of Santa Croce. Agnolo Gaddi was the last major Florentine painter stylistically descended from Giotto.
Tomb of Carlo Marsuppini
Monument tomb created by the stonecutter Desiderio da Settignano for the humanist scholar and Chancellor of Florence Carlo Marsuppini.
