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Enrico Scrovegni (Italian patron, died ca. 1336); Giotto (Italian painter, ca. 1266-1337) |
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Italian
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ca. 1303-1306 (creation) [date note] Dated no earlier than 1303, when the building was evidently under construction. |
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The frescoes include the Last Judgement on the entrance wall and three tiers of fresco panels on the two lateral walls that contain scenes from the Life of Joachim and Anna, the Life of the Virgin, and the Life of Christ. The choir arch contains the Annunciation. Between the main scenes Giotto used a faux architectural scheme of painted marble decorations and small recesses. There are allegorical figures of the Virtues and Vices painted in grisaille (as though they were monochrome relief sculptures) on the dado level of the walls. |
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Arena Chapel (Padua, Veneto, Italy) [location note] The chapel is also known as the Arena Chapel because it was built on land purchased by Enrico Scrovegni that abutted the site of a Roman arena. |
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pigment on plaster (fresco) |
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Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) [source, description] Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com (accessed 6/1/2009) |
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Medieval |
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allegorical; architectural interiors; cycles or series; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; saints; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Christian iconography; the Passion |
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fresco painting (technique) |
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Arena Chapel frescoes [en, cited, preferred] Frescoes in the Capella degli Scrovegni [en, cited, alternate]
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paintings (visual works); frescoes (paintings) |
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