# Scenes from the Old Testament: The Construction of the Ark [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [TORRITI, Jacopo]() - Date: 1251-1300 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary Scenes from the Old Testament: The Construction of the Ark c. 1290 Fresco Upper Church, San Francesco, Assisi This episode provides a good example of the link between the biblical stories and the scenes from the life of St Francis painted underneath by Giotto. Just as God made a pact of alliance with Noah by saving him from the scourge of the Flood, so he entrusts Francis with a spiritual mission by inviting him to become his follower and take up his cross. This fresco is located in the clerestory of the north wall in the fourth bay of the nave. ## Related artworks - [Apse calotte]() - [Apse mosaic: Coronation of the Virgin]() - [Apse mosaic: Coronation of the Virgin]() - [Apse mosaic: Coronation of the Virgin]() - [Apse mosaic \(detail\)]() - [Apse mosaic \(detail\)]() - [Apse mosaic, window level: 1. Annunciation]() - [Apse mosaic, window level: 2. Nativity]() - [Apse mosaic, window level: 3. Adoration of the Kings]() - [Apse mosaic, window level: 4. Presentation in the Temple]() - [Apse mosaic, window level: 5. Dormition]() - [Apse mosaic, window level: Dormition \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()