Lucignano, church of San Francesco

Lucignano is a remarkably conserved medieval walled hill-top village, elliptical in shape. Awarded with the “Orange flag” by the Touring Club, it has a remarkable artistic heritage. Next to the town hall or Palazzo comunale is the church of San Francesco, one of the most remarkable examples of Tuscan Gothic architecture. Chiesa di San Francesco San Francesco is a Romanesque- and Gothic-style Roman Catholic church located in the center of Lucignano, at the Piazza Tribunale. There is a large polyptych of Madonna and Saints by Luca di Tomme.[5] Among the chapels in the nave the famous Triumph of Death dominates in beauty and interest. History The church is first mentioned as belonging to Frati Minori in 1289. The church with a bicolored (travertine marble and pietra serena) facade has a rose window in the center. The rounded portal is highly decorated with spiraling pilasters. The apse has a series of vaults with Gothic tracery. Nineteenth century restoration by Castellucci removed much of the plaster obscuring earlier frescoes, and altars that were shuttering windows.[4].

Interieur van de chiesa di San Francesco, Lucignano, met links het grote fresco van de Sienese school, en rechts het silhouet van de polyptiekvan Luca di Tommè (1)
The interior with a single nave has a collection of frescoes from the 15th and 16th centuries. Including Scenes from the Life of St Francis by Bartolo di Fredi and Taddeo di Bartolo. The first altar right of main altar has a fresco depicting a grim Triumph of Death by Bartolo; in the painting, death as a horseman, dressed in black on a black horse, bears upon two conversing noblemen. This fresco is attributed to the Sienese painter Bartolo di Fredi, and scholars have dated it around 1380 (2). The horrible woman of Lucignano draws a bow, but has a scythe too, as in Palermo.

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Bartolo di Fredi, Triumph of Death, ca. 1380, fresco, church of San Francesco, Lucignano ðArezzoÞ. [2]

Trionfo della Morte The triumph of death is a theme that became frequent in many Franciscan churches during the second half of the 14th century after the big plague epidemics, as the Black Death of 1348. This 14th-century Triumph of Death fresco shows Death wielding a bow and arrow, with his scythe tucked into his belt. Overhead, Christ directs the viewer to the allegorical scene below. Death rides over a group of dead figures while taking aim at young nobles, themselves out hunting. Behind him are wretches and cripples, begging for release from their miserable lives. On the high altar it is still possible to admire a polyptych by Luca di Tommè (ca. 1330-1389), in which dominates a splendid enthroned Virgin and Child surrounded by Saints John the Baptist, Michael the Archangel (who holds the Castle of Lucignano), Peter, and Catherine of Alexandria [5]. Much of the artwork of this church has been lost or dispersed. Vasari recounts of some painted and bejeweled cabinet-reliquary by Luca Signorelli. A canvas of the Virgin in the church is also attributed to the school of Signorelli.[6] Originally the church walls were completely frescoed but only e few frescoesand some fragments remain. The right side of the transept is entirely frescoed with stories of St Francis, Saints, and by a Visit of the Three Wise Men. Attributed to Bartolo di Fredi and Taddeo di Bartolo, they show moments in the life of Saint Francis.

Parte degli affreschi attribuiti a Bartolo di Fredi e Taddeo di Bartolo, Chiesa di San Francesco (Lucignano) (1)
Finally, two other things in the church deserve a remark: the Virgin of Crespignano, a 14th century wooden statue and the Organ, now placed in the counter-façade in a wooden choir of the baroque epoch. Built during the second decade of the 16th century, it is one of the oldest functioning organs of Italy [5].

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Galleria fotografica chiesa di San Francesco, Lucignano

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Galleria fotografica chiesa di San Francesco, Lucignano

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Frammenti delle storie di S. Francesco, affrescchi sulla navata sinistra in lato, chiesa San Francesco (Lucignano)	Madonna in trono, chiesa San Francesco (Lucignano)
Frammenti degli affreschi attribuiti a Bartolo di Fredi e Taddeo di Bartolo, Chiesa di San Francesco (Lucignano)
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One of Tuscany's best kept secrets is the beautiful valley sheltering this recently renovated 18th century farm house, Podere Santa Pia. Located on the outskirts of Castiglioncello Bandini, in a hilly and unspoilt land, Podere Santa Pia is an artistic property, perfect for relaxing and enjoying the splendor of the Maremma hills of southern Tuscany. This former small cloister is the perfect spot to slow travel. Waking up at dawn to start hiking, learning once again the names of flowers and trees, and above all, having the pleasure of getting lost, forgetting about guides, clocks and timetables. Casa Vacanze Toscana \| Podere Santa Pia

Casa Vacanze in the Tuscan Maremma

Podere Santa Pia	Colline sotto Podere Santa Pia	Shadows on Podere Santa Pia
[1] Foto di Mongolo1984, licenziato in base ai termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. [2] Pantani, Luciano. 1997. “Il Trionfo della Morte: Chiesa di S. Francesco, Lucignano, Arezzo.” In Il Trionfo della Morte e le Danze macabre, ed. C. Forte, 147–56. Clusone: Città di Clusone. [3] Lucignano, la Perla della Valdichiana, il centro storico \| www.visitlucignano.it [4] L' arte, Restauri alla chiesa di San Francesco a Lucignano in Val di Chiana, by Giovanni Poggi, Edited by Adolfo Venturi 1904, page 188-191. [5] Comune of Lucignano, entry on church. [6] Rassegna d'arte Antica e Moderna, volume 7, by F. Mason Perkins, page 142. [7] The Bandiera Arancione day is an event organized by Touring Club Italiano, the main organization for travel and tourism. Anghiari, Barberino Val d'Elsa, Barga, Casale Marittimo, Casole d'Elsa, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Castiglion Fiorentino, Certaldo, Cetona, Collodi, Cutigliano, Lari, Lucignano, Massa Marittima, Montalcino, Montecarlo, Montefollonico, Montepulciano, Monteriggioni, Murlo, Peccioli, Pienza, Pitigliano, Radda in Chianti, Radicofani, San Casciano dei Bagni, San Gimignano, Sorano, Suvereto, Trequanda, Vinci and Volterra have received the Italian Orange Flag award for sustainable tourism.
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