Scenes from the Life of St Francis, south wall

Scenes from the Life of St Francis, south wall, at the Museum Complex of San Francesco in Montefalco, refers to the specific episodes Gozzoli painted on the south wall of the nave or choir, which would have been read in sequence by the viewer moving through the space. The distribution of scenes across the church's walls was a planned narrative program rather than a random arrangement, guiding the viewer through Francis's life from his early conversion to his stigmata and death. Each wall carried its own compositional logic adapted to the available light and the viewer's position.

The south wall's compositional organization reflects Gozzoli's ability to adapt individual scene formats to the specific architectural conditions of each wall—height, available light, proximity to windows or doors. His use of the fresco medium allows him to key his palette to the specific luminosity of each wall's light exposure.