"Central Italy has some of the most complex geology in the world. In the midst of this inscrutable territory, two people emerged – St. Francis and Giotto – and they would ultimately change the history of ecology, religion and art by extolling the landscapes and geology of this region."
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Additional articles by Ann C. Pizzorusso on this topic can be found through the below links:
https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2021/01/18/st-francis-and-giotto-the-saint-and-the-artist-started-the-ecological-movement/
Ann C. Pizzorusso is a geologist and Italian Renaissance scholar. After many years of doing virtually everything in the world of geology—drilling for oil, hunting for gems, cleaning up pollution in soil and groundwater, she turned her geologic skills toward Leonardo da Vinci and other Italian artists.