A painting story about the history of Saint Francis from the Upper Basilica in Assisi | CZAS SZTUKI

Painted story of the history of Saint Francis from the Upper Basilica of Assisi

Tuesday, November 17 at 18:00 in Rzeszowskie Piwnice

Rules of participation: meetings dedicated to adults, one-time tickets at the price of PLN 30 available online and at the box office of Rzeszów Piwnic

Duration: 90 - 120 minutes

Karolina Chomiczewska will invite us to medieval Italy, talk about the frescoes depicting the life of St. Francis of Assisi, their symbolism, secrets and groundbreaking painting innovations.

To this day, historians of medieval art are divided as to the authorship of an unusual series of frescoes from the end of the 13th century, dedicated to the history of Saint Francis of Assisi. Some believe that they were made by Giotto himself, others that representatives of the Roman school of painting. Leaving this dispute to scientists, during the lecture we will look closely at the frescoes about the life of Saint Francis, in relation to other works of painting of that time. We will find out why this story marks the beginning of the great school of Italian painting. We will discover the extremely rich symbolism of the work, its most interesting details, secrets and painting “innovations” introduced by the author of the cycle and all this, makes up this fascinating painting “film” about one of the greatest saints of the Catholic Church, whose 800th anniversary of death we celebrate this year.

Meet the host:

Karolina Chomiczewska - graduated in art history and Italian philology at the Jagiellonian University. From the very beginning, he combines his love for art with a great passion for the language and culture of Italy, once aptly called “an art mine under the open sky”. After graduation, she completed a few months' internship at the Vatican Museums, where she was engaged in inventorying and cataloging works of Polish art in the Vatican collections. She loves to interact with the sights and the Italian language and share this joy with others. He deals with this professionally, working on a daily basis in the services of monument protection. She is also actively involved in Italian language teaching.

About the cycle:

This time we will take a closer look at the biographies and works of selected artists. We will try to look at their works through the prism of life, personality, experiences and times in which they created. We will talk about their inspirations, artistic choices, ambitions and controversies, as well as works that have permanently entered the history of art. We will be interested not only in the work itself, but also in the stories behind its creation and the impact that individuals have had on culture.

Meetings are dedicated to adults.