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The basilica’s highlight, and generally accepted as the work of a young Giotto, the Life of Francis (1296-1304) is movingly celebrated in 28 scenes along the lower tier (starting from the right transept), while 32 frescoes in the upper tier illustrate scenes from the Old and New Testament.
In the right-hand transept, in a glass case, is a curiosity, a small statue of a boy known as the Menino Jesus da Cartolina.
Perhaps inevitably, the church’s most elaborate ornament is the altar of St. Ignatius Loyola, covering the tomb of the Jesuits’ Spanish founder in the left transept.
Half-size but still massive enough — inside, the nave is 109 m (328 ft) long, the transept is 73 m (220 ft) long, and the vault of the dome is 83 m (250 ft) high.
In the Upper Basilica, reopened in 2000 after intense round-the-clock restoration, Cimabue’s works in the apse and left transept have turned black, looking like photo negatives because of the oxidized white lead in his paints, yet you can still feel the intensity of the crowd’s anguish in his Crucifixion, blessedly untouched by the earthquake’s damaging force.