The Basilica of St Francis

Delivery of the Keys

  • In the third chapel of the left transept there is a Neo-gothic style painting, made by Ricciardo Meacci (1856-1940) in 1892. In the central part, in a mandorla of cherubs, Jesus is portrayed in royal robes while he is giving the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven to St. Peter, who is kneeling before him. Next to the Saint there are some sheep, symbolising Christianity in the Church; Jesus turns to . . .