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Arena Chapel

American  

noun

  1. a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.


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More recently, he turned to old masters paintings for his source material, borrowing details from works at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt for one series and Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes for another.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2020

He recalled his visit many years ago to the Giotto frescoes in the Arena Chapel, which rank among the masterpieces of Western art.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2016

His new work in the studio, heading to Marian Goodman in the fall, gives Giotto’s Annunciation and Crucifixion scenes from the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy, a colorful makeover.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2016

Giotto's masterpiece is the Life of Christ, with which he covered the little Arena Chapel at Padua.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are also notable frescoes by Giotto in Assisi, and especially in the Arena Chapel, Padua.

From Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among the Old Italian Masters by Homer W. Colby

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