Liberation of the Companions of St James
by AVANZI, Jacopo, Fresco
In Avanzi’s lunette fresco in the Cappella San Giacomo, the human figures many showing traits of physiognomy and drapery which remind us of Giotto, are dominated by a central mass of rocks. In the foreground a bridge has collapsed, and the persecutors following saint’s companions fall into a stream. The floundering horses and humans are represented with striking fidelity.