# Scenes from the Life of St Francis \(Scene 8, south wall\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GOZZOLI, Benozzo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gozzoli-benozzo-r9fb82d431d2a5c>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Fresco, 304 x 220 cm

## Commentary

The second row concludes with the Death of the Knight of Celano. It depicts the extensive interior of a private residence which is furnished with a wooden coffered ceiling and a tiled floor. In the centre of the picture a pillared walkway divides the room into two areas. The left half of the picture is missing considerable sections of paint. The depiction of a person sitting at a table has been almost totally destroyed. Nonetheless, the remaining fragments make it possible to identify him. He must be a Franciscan monk, for the lower part of his monastic attire is still visible. The picture combines three scenes: in the left half of a pillared hall with two aisles and a coffered ceiling, St. Francis is prophesying the Knight of Celano&#39;s imminent death and begging him to make his confession. The events continue chronologically on the right of the picture. The nobleman&#39;s confession to the Franciscan monk is followed in the background by his sudden death. The inscription reads: QUANDO BS. F. FUIT INVITATUS AD PRANDIUM A COMITE DE CELANO ET TU\(N\)C B. F. PR\(A\)EDIXIT SUAM MORTEM - &#34;How St Francis was invited to a meal by the knight of Celano, whose death was prophesied by St Francis.&#34;

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## Attribution

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