Art restorers in ROME - have discovered the figure of what appears to be a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday.
The devil was hidden in the details of clouds at the top of fresco number 20 in the cycle of the scenes in the life and death of St Francis painted by Giotto ain the 13th century.
The discovery was made by Italian art historian Chiara Frugone. It shows a profile of a figure with a hooked nose, a sly smile, and dark horns hidden among the clouds in the panel of the scene depicting the death of St Francis.
The figure is difficult to see from the floor of the basilica but emerges clearly in close-up photography.
Sergio Fusetti, the chief restorer of the basilica, said Giotto probably never wanted the image of the devil to be a main part of the fresco and may have painted it in among the clouds "to have a bit of fun."
The master may have painted it to spite someone he knew by portraying him as a devil in the painting, Fusetti said on the convent's website.
The artwork in the basilica in the convent where St Francis is buried was last restored after it was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1997.
(Reporting By Philip Pullella; Editing by Ogbonna Bede)
I have located with arrows and text boxes the exact location of the devil, so unlike in other places on the net, if you are here, you would not have a problem identifying HIM!!!
I guess if we look closer, we might just be able to see the demon figure, it is in white just under the floating angel on the right..the so called devil has darker horns compared to the face colour!!!
woooowww!!!
scary!!!
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oK, THE SO CALLED dEVIL LOOKING iMAGE IS LOCATED WITH THE ARROWS THERE....HEHE!!!
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