An Analysis of Giotto’s Lamentation at the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy

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An Analysis of Giotto’s Lamentation, Scrovegni/ Arena Chapel, Fresco, Padua, Italy, 1305-06
Giotto’s Lamentation is one scene from the story of Christ’s life and death featured in the fresco painted in the
Scrovegni
Chapel in Padua, Italy (also known as the Arena Chapel). Giotto’s
Scrovegni
Chapel frescos were made between 1305 and 1306. Giotto was originally from Florence, but travelled and worked in Rome and Northern Italy as well during his career. Giotto was well-known in the art world of the early fourteenth century in Italy and his work was sought after by several patrons, including
Enrico
Scrovegni
, who sponsored the fresco cycle at the
Scrovegni
Chapel in Padua. The Lamentation was created in what is traditionally called the...

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Figure 1. Giotto, Interior of
Scrovegni
Chapel, Padua, Italy, 1305-06
Figure 2. Giotto, Life Cycle of the Virgin (top 2 rows) and Life Cycle of Jesus Christ (bottom row),
Scrovegni
Chapel, Padua, Italy, 1305-06
Figure 1. Giotto, Lamentation,
Scrovegni
Chapel, Padua, Italy, 1305-06