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Arena Chapel

Chapel in Padua, Italy, with frescoes by Giotto. It was built 1303–05 for the Italian banker Enrico Scrovegni on the site of a 1st-century Roman amphitheatre (arena), the paintings being carried out at the same time.

The main decorative scheme, in three zones along the side walls, depicts the history of the Redemption in scenes from the lives of Mary and Jesus Christ. A fourth zone, below these, has allegorical figures of virtues and vices.



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His best work was done, perhaps, in the Arena Chapel in Padua.
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