Arena Chapel Frescoes
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- Arena Chapel Frescoes
- Fresco Cycle in the Capella degli Scrovegni
- View: Crucifixion panel, North Wall
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Title
Arena Chapel Frescoes
Fresco Cycle in the Capella degli Scrovegni
View: Crucifixion panel, North Wall
Subject
New Testament; saints; Apostles; Jesus Christ; Mary,
Description
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.
Creator
Giotto (Italian painter, ca. 1266-1337)
Source
Description: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Date
ca. 1303-1306 (creation)
Rights
publicDomain
Format
2 m2 (area, each scene)
Medium
Fresco: pigment on plaster
Type
fresco (painting)
Identifier
giot174x.jpg
Coverage
Arena Chapel (Padua, Veneto, Italy); Cappella degli Scrovegni
Gothic (Medieval)
Citation
Giotto (Italian painter, ca. 1266-1337), “Arena Chapel Frescoes,” Institute Images Online, accessed December 5, 2019, http://westerncivart.com/items/show/2843.
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