otto ▁owned ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Florence , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁travel ing , ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁there ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁comfort ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 3 0 0 s , ▁he ▁had ▁multiple ▁painting ▁comm issions ▁in ▁Florence . ▁The ▁Arch bas il ica ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁Later an ▁houses ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁a ▁fres co ▁cycle , ▁painted ▁for ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁called ▁by ▁Bon if ace ▁VIII . ▁In ▁this ▁period ▁Gi otto ▁also ▁painted ▁the ▁Bad ia ▁Poly pty ch , ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁U ff izi , ▁Florence . ▁ ▁C im ab ue ▁went ▁to ▁Ass isi ▁to ▁paint ▁several ▁large ▁fres co es ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Saint ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁possible , ▁but ▁not ▁certain , ▁that ▁Gi otto ▁went ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁att ribution ▁of ▁the ▁fres co ▁cycle ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Church ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁disput ed ▁in ▁art ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁documents ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Fri ars ▁that ▁relate ▁to ▁art istic ▁comm issions ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Napoleon ' s ▁troops , ▁who ▁st abled ▁horses ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Bas il ica , ▁so ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁deb ated ▁the ▁att ribution ▁to ▁Gi otto . ▁In ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁contrary , ▁it ▁was ▁convenient