es ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Church ▁at ▁Ass isi , ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁A ▁comparison ▁shows ▁the ▁greater ▁attention ▁given ▁by ▁Gi otto ▁to ▁expression ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁figures ▁and ▁the ▁simpler , ▁better - integr ated ▁architect ural ▁forms . ▁ ▁Gi otto ▁represents ▁only ▁seven ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁saint ' s ▁life , ▁and ▁the ▁narr ative ▁is ▁arranged ▁somewhat ▁unus ually . ▁The ▁story ▁starts ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁left ▁wall ▁with ▁St . ▁Francis ▁Ren oun ces ▁his ▁Father . ▁It ▁continues ▁across ▁the ▁chap el ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁right ▁wall ▁with ▁the ▁Appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Rule , ▁moves ▁down ▁the ▁right ▁wall ▁to ▁the ▁Tri al ▁by ▁Fire , ▁across ▁the ▁chap el ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁wall ▁for ▁the ▁App earance ▁at ▁Ar les , ▁down ▁the ▁left ▁wall ▁to ▁the ▁Death ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis , ▁and ▁across ▁once ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁post hum ous ▁Vis ions ▁of ▁Fra ▁Ag ost ino ▁and ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ass isi . ▁ ▁The ▁St ig mat ization ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis , ▁which ▁chron olog ically ▁belongs ▁between ▁the ▁App earance ▁at ▁Ar les ▁and ▁the ▁Death , ▁is ▁located ▁outside ▁the ▁chap el , ▁above ▁the ▁entrance ▁arch . ▁The ▁arrangement ▁encourag es ▁view ers ▁to ▁link ▁scenes ▁together : ▁to ▁pair ▁fres co es ▁across ▁the ▁chap el ▁space ▁or ▁relate ▁tri ads ▁of ▁fres co es ▁along ▁each ▁wall . ▁The ▁link ings ▁suggest