As Mr. Lamb pointed out, the Arena Chapel (Giotto's most important work) is
in Padua and was not affected.  Most of the reports from Assisi focus on
the frescoes of the upper church of S. Francesco, which may or may not be
early Giotto.  Also, these are not to be confused with Giotto's later
frescoes of the life of St. Francis in the Peruzzi chapel of Sta. Croce in
Florence.

Here's what I got from an AP report in Sunday's paper:
- A large section of the ceiling vault directly over the facade (the rose
window) of the upper church (100-200 sq yards) fell, destroying much of the
fresco "The Elders of the Church", (attributed to early Giotto) and
destroying other less noted frescos of saints.
- A fresco of the Evangelist, attributed to Cimabue, located over the
altar, was torn from the ceiling.
- The 28 panels of the Life of St Francis in the upper church suffered some
cracking.  Experts fear the plaster of some may have separated from the
wall.
- A one-yard crack was visible above an upper window of the bell tower.
Bricks were dislodged
- Parts of the monastary were damaged and cracked

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>      Does anyone have more information on the destruction of the Arena
>      Chapel in Assisi, Italy?  The articles I read focused on the
>      unfortunate loss of life, and only briefly mentioned the destruction
>      of the frescoes.  Please reply on-list if anyone has more
information.
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>      Wendy Wiener
>      The Octagon, the Museum of the American Architectural Foundation
>      Washington, DC
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