Arena Chapel Frescoes

Arena Chapel Frescoes

Fresco Cycle in the Capella degli Scrovegni

View: Crucifixion panel, North Wall

New Testament; saints; Apostles; Jesus Christ; Mary,

Apart from Giotto's work, the chapel is unornamented and features a barrel vault roof. Giotto's Last Judgment covers the entire wall above the chapel's entrance and includes a devotional portrait of the donor Enrico Scrovegni. Each wall is arranged in three tiers of fresco groups, each with four two-meter-square scenes. Facing the altar the sequence begins at the top of the right hand wall with scenes from the life of the Virgin, including the annunciation of her mother and the presentation at the temple. The series continues through the Nativity, the Passion of Jesus, the Resurrection, and the Pentecost. The panels are noted for their emotional intensity, sculptural figures, and naturalistic space. Between the main scenes Giotto used a faux architectural scheme of painted marble decorations and small recesses.

Giotto (Italian painter, ca. 1266-1337)

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ca. 1303-1306 (creation)

publicDomain

2 m2 (area, each scene)

Fresco: pigment on plaster

fresco (painting)

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Arena Chapel (Padua, Veneto, Italy); Cappella degli Scrovegni

Gothic (Medieval)