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Capella degli Scrovegni
Capella degli Scrovegni

The Scrovegni Chapel, or Cappella degli Scrovegni, also known as the Arena Chapel is a church in Padua, Veneto, Italy. Padua ( Padova 'padova Latin: Patavium, Padoa) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It contains a fresco cycle by Giotto, completed about 1305, that is one of the most important masterpieces of Western art. Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related Painting types done on Plaster on walls or The church was dedicated to Santa Maria della Carità at the Feast of the Annunciation, 1303. In Christianity the Annunciation ( grc Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, Evangelismós tēs Theotókou in Greek) is the revelation Giotto's fresco cycle focuses on the life of the Virgin 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. An amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports concerts rallies or theatrical performances 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. In Western music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions Marchetto da Padova ( Marchettus of Padua; b 1274? fl 1305 &ndash 1319 was an Italian music theorist and composer of the late medieval era [1]

The wealthy banker Enrico Scrovegni had the private chapel built directly next to the family palazzo on his large estate. Enrico degli Scrovegni was a Paduan Nobleman who lived in the early 1300s around the time of Giotto and Dante. He commissioned its decoration by Giotto, Italy's preeminent painter of the time. It is often suggested that Enrico built the chapel in penitence for his father's sins. Enrico's father Reginaldo degli Scrovegni is the usurer encountered by Dante in the Seventh Circle of Hell. Reginaldo degli Scrovegni was a Paduan Nobleman who lived in the early 1300s around the time of Giotto and Dante. Usury (ˈjuːʒəri comes from the Medieval Latin usuria, "interest" or "excessive interest" from the Latin usura "interest" The Divine Comedy Though Enrico devoted a paragraph in his will directing his heirs to make restitutions,[2] his true motivation is unknown. 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. In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgment or Day of the Lord is the judgment by God of every human who ever lived Some believe this suggests he was more concerned about his own spiritual well-being. Though the chapel was ostensibly a family oratory, it served some public functions related to the Feast of the Annunciation,[3]

Apart from Giotto's work, the chapel is unornamented and features a barrel vault roof. In Christianity the Annunciation ( grc Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, Evangelismós tēs Theotókou in Greek) is the revelation A barrel vault, also known as a tunnel vault or a wagon vault, is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves in the case Giotto's Last Judgment covers the entire wall above the chapel's entrance and includes the aforementioned devotional portrait of Enrico. In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgment or Day of the Lord is the judgment by God of every human who ever lived 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. Pentecost (πεντηκοστή, pentekostē, "the fiftieth day" is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian Liturgical year, celebrated the 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.

The Kiss of Judas, one of the panels in the Scrovegni Chapel
The Kiss of Judas, one of the panels in the Scrovegni Chapel

Anthology of images

The iconography of the fresco cycles are those of the Life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin. The Life of the Virgin, showing narrative scenes from the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus is a common subject for pictorial cycles in Christian art often complementing or The Annunciation occupies a central position over the chancel arch.

Notes

  1. ^ An acrostic in the motet's text suggests Marchetto was the composer. Saint Joachim ("he whom YHWH has set up" Hebrew: יהוֹיָקִים Greek Ἰωακείμ was the husband of Saint Anne Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna of David's house and line was the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition The Nativity of Mary is celebrated as a liturgical feast in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and in most Anglican liturgical calendars on 8 September The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (as it is known in the West or The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple (its name in the East is a The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Joseph. In Christianity the Annunciation ( grc Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, Evangelismós tēs Theotókou in Greek) is the revelation The Visitation is the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Saint Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. For depictions in painting and sculpture see Nativity of Jesus in art. The Adoration of the Magi is the name traditionally given to the Christian subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February. The flight into Egypt describes an event in the Gospel of Matthew ( in which Joseph fled to Egypt with his wife Mary and Jesus For the painting by Peter Paul Rubens see " Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens " The Finding in the Temple, also called "Christ among the Doctors" (the usual name in art and formerly the Disputation, was an episode in the early In the Synoptic gospels, Jesus is baptised by John the Baptist. The Marriage at Cana or Wedding at Cana is an event reported by the Gospel of John but not by any of the Synoptic Gospels. Lazarus ( Hebrew: אלעזר Elʿāzār Eleazar "God (has helped" is the name of two separate men mentioned in the New Testament. Palm Sunday is a Christian Moveable feast which always falls on the Sunday before Easter. In the Christian Gospels the Last Supper (also called the Lord's Supper or Mystical Supper) was the last meal Jesus shared with his Yosef Bar Kayafa ( Hebrew יוסף בַּר קַיָּפָא joˑsef bar qayːɔfɔʔ (which translates as Joseph son of Caiaphas) also known simply as "Golgotha" redirects here For other uses see Golgotha (disambiguation. Crucifixion (from Latin crucifixio, noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus, fixed to a cross from A lament or lamentation is a Song, Poem or piece of music expressing Grief, Regret or Mourning. Within the body of Christian beliefs the resurrection of Jesus is a core event on which much of Christian doctrine and theology depend Noli me tangere, meaning "don't touch me" is the Latin version of words spoken according to, by Jesus to Mary Magdalene The general and most common understanding of the Christian Doctrine of Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to Heaven in the presence Pentecost (πεντηκοστή, pentekostē, "the fiftieth day" is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian Liturgical year, celebrated the In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgment or Day of the Lord is the judgment by God of every human who ever lived An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation The software program VICE (all caps standing for V ersat' I' le C ommodore E mulator, is an Emulator for Commodore Virtue ( Latin virtus; Greek) is moral Excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual
  2. ^ Anne Derbes and Mark Sandona, "'Ave charitate plena': Variations on the Theme of Charity in the Arena Chapel" Speculum 76. 3 (July 2001, pp. 599-637) p 600 note.
  3. ^ 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.

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