Scrovegni Chapel

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Piazza Eremitani, 8, 35121 Padova PD, Italy

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N45° 24' 42" E11° 52' 46"   (45.411666666667, 11.879444444444) Start navigation »

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The Scrovegni Chapel (Italian: ''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 and considered to be an important masterpiece of Western art. The nave is 20.88 metres long, 8.41 metres wide, and 12.65 metres high. The apse area is composed of a square area (4.49 meters deep and 4.31 meters wide) and a pentagonal area (2.57 meters deep).
Giotto and his team covered all the internal surfaces of chapel with frescos, including the walls and the ceiling. The largest element is extensive cycles showing the Life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin. The wall at the rear of the church, through which the chapel is entered, has a large Last Judgement. There are also panels in grisaille (monochrome) showing the Vices and Virtues.

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