. ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁Francis ▁Cy cle ▁and ▁the ▁Arena ▁Chap el ▁fres co es ▁that ▁are ▁difficult ▁to ▁account ▁for ▁within ▁the ▁sty list ic ▁development ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁artist . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁generally ▁accepted ▁that ▁four ▁different ▁hands ▁are ▁ident ifiable ▁in ▁the ▁Ass isi ▁St . ▁Francis ▁fres co es ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁came ▁from ▁Rome . ▁If ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁case , ▁Gi otto ' s ▁fres co es ▁at ▁Pad ua ▁o we ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁natural ism ▁of ▁the ▁pain ters . ▁ ▁Gi otto ' s ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁spread . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁Pad ua ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁R im ini , ▁where ▁there ▁remains ▁only ▁a ▁Cru c if ix ▁ ▁painted ▁before ▁ 1 3 0 9 ▁and ▁conser ved ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis . ▁It ▁influenced ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁R im inese ▁school ▁of ▁Giovanni ▁and ▁Pietro ▁da ▁R im ini . ▁According ▁to ▁documents ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 3 0 4 , ▁Gi otto ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁possessed ▁large ▁est ates ▁in ▁Florence , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁probable ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁leading ▁a ▁large ▁work shop ▁and ▁receiving ▁comm issions ▁from ▁throughout ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Sc ro veg ni ▁Chap el ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 3 0 5 , ▁Gi otto ▁executed ▁his ▁most ▁influ ential ▁work , ▁the ▁interior ▁fres co es ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ro veg ni ▁Chap el ▁in ▁Pad