Why Mongols Featured in Italian’s Martyrdom of the Franciscans Fresco
This frescoed was done by Ambrogio Lorenzetti ca. 1330 for a monastery in Siena dedicated to St. Francis. It was one of several scenes in and near the chapter house that narrated Franciscan history, including events that occurred far from Italy: the Franciscans’ missionary activities took them to Central Asia, China, India, and elsewhere. In […]