Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in Assisi was started in 1228. The painter Cimabue (also called Cenni di Pepo) ...
Master of the Geneva Boccaccio, “Sri Lanka (Trapponee),” in The Book of Marvels of the World, ca. 1460–65, Colored washes, gold & ink on vellum, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. “The Book of Marvels ...