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Scrovegni Chapel 1 Scrovegni Chapel The Scrovegni Chapel, or Cappella degli Scrovegni, also known as the Arena Chapel, is a church in Padua, Veneto, Italy. It contains a fresco cycle by Giotto, completed about 1305, that is one of the most important masterpieces of Western art. The church was dedicated to Santa Maria della Carità at the Feast of the Annunciation, 1305. Giotto's fresco cycle focuses on the life of the Virgin Mary and celebrates her role in human salvation. 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. This space is where an open-air procession and sacred representation of the Annunciation to the Virgin had been played out for a generation before the chapel was built. A motet by Marchetto da Padova appears to have been composed for the dedication on March 25, 1305.[1] The chapel was commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni, whose family fortune was made through the practice of usury, which at this time meant charging interest when loaning money, a sin so grave that it resulted in exclusion from the Christian sacraments.[2] Built on family estate, it is often suggested that Enrico built the chapel in penitence for his father's sins and for Capella degli Scrovegni absolution for his own. Enrico's father Reginaldo degli Scrovegni is the usurer encountered by Dante in the Seventh Circle of Hell. A recent study suggests that Enrico himself was involved in usurious practices and that the chapel was intended as restitution for his own sins.[3] Enrico's tomb is in the apse, and he is also portrayed in the Last Judgment presenting a model of the chapel to the Virgin. Though the chapel was ostensibly a family oratory, it served some public functions related to the Feast of the Annunciation.[4] Giotto was an architect as well as an artist, but it is not known whether he designed the chapel. Apart from Giotto's paintings, 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 the aforementioned devotional portrait of Enrico. 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. One of the most gripping paintings in the chapel is Giotto's portrayal of The Kiss of Judas, the moment of betrayal that represents the first step on Jesus' road to the Crucifixion.[5] Scrovegni Chapel 2 Anthology of images The iconography of the fresco cycles are those of the Life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin. The Annunciation occupies a central position over the chancel arch. • Joachim is sent away from the temple • Prelude to the stories of Mary • Prelude to the stories of Christ • Joachim amongst the shepherds • An angel comes to Anna in prayer • Joachim sacrifices a kid goat to the Lord • Joachim's dream • Joachim meets Anna at the Golden Gate • Nativity of Mary and bathing the infant The Kiss of Judas, one of the panels in the Scrovegni Chapel • Presentation of Mary at the Temple • The bringing of the branches • Prayer for the blossoming of the branches • The marriage of the Virgin • The nuptial cortege • The mission of the Annunciation to Mary • The Annunciation • Visitation • The Nativity of Jesus • The Adoration of the Magi • The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple • The Flight into Egypt • The Massacre of the Innocents • The Finding in the Temple (Jesus among the doctors) • The Baptism of Jesus • The Wedding at Cana • The Resurrection of Lazarus • Christ enters Jerusalem • The expulsion of the dealers from the Temple • Judas's Betrayal • The Last Supper • The washing of the feet • The Kiss of Judas Full-size ceramic reproduction of the Scrovegni Chapel at the • Jesus before Caiaphas Ōtsuka Museum of Art in Japan • Flagellation of Christ • The ascent to Calvary • Crucifixion • Lamentation of Christ • The Resurrection of Jesus — "Noli me tangere" • Ascension Scrovegni Chapel 3 • Pentecost • The Last Judgment • Allegories of the Vices and the Virtues Notes [1] An acrostic in the motet's text suggests Marchetto was the composer. [2] Stokstad, Marilyn [3] Anne Derbes and Mark Sandona, The Usurer's Heart: Giotto, Enrico Scrovegni, and the Arena Chapel in Padua. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008. [4] The connection of the Annunciation of the fresco cycles and the feast is explored by Laura Jacobus, "Giotto's Annunciation in the Arena Chapel, Padua" The Art Bulletin 81.1 (March 1999), pp. 93-107. [5] Stokstad, Marilyn Bibliography • Derbes, Anne, and Mark Sandona. The Usurer's Heart: Giotto, Enrico Scrovegni, and the Arena Chapel in Padua. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008. • Derbes, Anne, and Mark Sandona, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Giotto. Cambridge University Press, 2004. • Giuliano Pisani, L’ispirazione filosofico-teologica nella sequenza Vizi-Virtù della Cappella degli Scrovegni, «Bollettino del Museo Civico di Padova», XCIII, 2004, Milano 2005, pp. 61–97. • Giuliano Pisani, Terapia umana e divina nella Cappella degli Scrovegni, in «Il Governo delle cose», dir. Franco Cardini, Firenze, n. 51, anno VI, 2006, pp. 97–106. • Giuliano Pisani, L’iconologia di Cristo Giudice nella Cappella degli Scrovegni di Giotto, in «Bollettino del Museo Civico di Padova», XCV, 2006, pp. 45–65. • Giuliano Pisani, Le allegorie della sovrapporta laterale d’accesso alla Cappella degli Scrovegni di Giotto, in «Bollettino del Museo Civico di Padova», XCV, 2006, pp. 67–77. • Giuliano Pisani, Il miracolo della Cappella degli Scrovegni di Giotto, in Modernitas – Festival della modernità (Milano 22-25 giugno 2006), Spirali, Milano 2006, pp. 329–57. • Giuliano Pisani, Una nuova interpretazione del ciclo giottesco agli Scrovegni, in «Padova e il suo territorio», XXII, 125, 2007, pp. 4–8. • Giuliano Pisani, I volti segreti di Giotto. Le rivelazioni della Cappella degli Scrovegni, Rizzoli, Milano 2008 (ISBN 9788817027229). • Giuliano Pisani, Il programma della Cappella degli Scrovegni, in Giotto e il Trecento, catalogo a cura di A. Tomei, Skira, Milano 2009, I – I saggi, pp. 113–127. • Stokstad, Marilyn; Art History, 2011, 4th ed., ISBN 0205790941 External links • Official website (http:/ / www. cappelladegliscrovegni. it/ ) • Virtual Tour and Information (http:/ / www. giottoagliscrovegni. it/ eng/ home. html) • University of Auckland (http:/ / www. arts. auckland. ac. nz/ ahist/ arthist111/ biblical_narratives/ ) most of the images, with explanations & highlighing named figures etc. • Video introduction to Giotto's masterpiece (http:/ / www. webvisionitaly. com/ category. php?id=248& ref_genre=& ref_item=397) Article Sources and Contributors 4 Article Sources and Contributors Scrovegni Chapel Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=429538731 Contributors: Amandajm, Andycjp, Antonella.francioso, Attilios, Auntof6, BD2412, CARAVAGGISTI, Cami Solomon, DBaba, David G Brault, DavidBrooks, Enobarbus31bc, Galoubet, Ham, JoJan, Johnbod, Jpbowen, Karl Stas, Kimagure, KnightRider, Luhabona, Maculosae tegmine lyncis, Mandarax, Martindorp, Massimo Catarinella, Mattis, Mephiston999, Mervyn, MoiraMoira, Neddyseagoon, Olde gaffer, Olivier, Paul August, Riggr Mortis, Robinell, SchuminWeb, Scrovegnigiotto, Sparkit, Thorvaldsson, Thoughtfortheday, Vary, Wetman, 12 anonymous edits Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors Image:CappelladegliScrovegni.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:CappelladegliScrovegni.jpg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: Massimo Catarinella Image:Giotto - Scrovegni - -31- - Kiss of Judas.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Giotto_-_Scrovegni_-_-31-_-_Kiss_of_Judas.jpg License: Public Domain Contributors: AndreasPraefcke, Bohème, Bon-Pirate, Evrik, Javierme, JuTa, Mattes, Olivier2, Petrusbarbygere, Sailko, Xenophon, 2 anonymous edits Image:The Otsuka Museum of Art20s3200.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:The_Otsuka_Museum_of_Art20s3200.jpg License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Contributors: 663highland License Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported http:/ / creativecommons. org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 3. 0/.
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