Smirking face of the Devil discovered in Giotto fresco

The Telegraph ^ | 11/6/2011 | Nick Squires, Rome

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[Not gonna take it anymore]

Glad you are able to see it now.

Isn’t it amazing how difficult it is to just describe something?

[Political Junkie Too]

Satin? What do you have against linens?

-PJ

[onedoug]

So funny....

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

HELEN THOMAS????

MICHAEL MOORE??

[rfp1234]

The darker ‘eye’ of the bigger face is actually the devil’s horn (smaller face, eyes closed).

[Altariel]

I am of the opinion that it is either a self portrait or a portrait of someone else.

[ApplegateRanch]

The question is whether it's suppoed to be the devil.

It's there, alright.

BUT if you look at the face again, the nose forms a beak & head; the lighter shading of the cheek under the eye forms a ring/collar. The dark shadow from the cheek bone to the rear of the mouth forms the breast, and rest of the body of a dove sweeps back towards the ear area.

Considering that this revolves around the death of Saint Francis, it may very well NOT be the devil.

[Captain Beyond]

I am with you on if it is satan. Could the spirit of St. Francis rising or some type of interpretation of it. I would think if he wanted the devil in there he would be more specific on it.

[Captain Beyond]

old art ping

[SunkenCiv]

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[GreenHornet]

You’re right - after I thought about it, I meant Lenin. Thanks for the catch.

[Winstons Julia]

Devil is in the details....

[Charles Henrickson]

if you look at the face again . . . the body of a dove sweeps back towards the ear area. . . . it may very well NOT be the devil.

So are you suggesting that the devil is NOT in the dovetails?

[Jemian]

ROTFLOL! Good one.

[Winstons Julia]

That would hinge on the artist’s intent. I can’t drawer any conclusions.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!

[Constitution Day]