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Scrovegni Chapel

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[skroh-veyn-yee, skraw-ve-nyee] / skroʊˈveɪn yi, skrɔˈvɛ nyi /

noun

  1. Arena Chapel.


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Earlier this month, the northeastern city of Padua, noted for its early 14th-century Giotto frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel, and Montecatini Terme, a well-preserved thermal spa town in Tuscany, also made the list.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021

Friedrich, who cast himself and Dia’s founders as modern Medicis, likened this philosophy to the almost spiritual certitude that Giotto’s frescoes will always be there in Padua when you step into the Scrovegni Chapel.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2021

He restored celebrated frescoes of Raphael, among many other works at the Vatican, and also participated in the restoration of Giotto’s 14th-century frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel of Padua, Italy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2021

This fresco, found at the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, is part of a cycle of paintings depicting the life of Mary.

From Slate • May 28, 2020

He completed his masterpiece, the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, in about 1305; this depiction of the lives of Mary and Jesus is regarded as the jewel of the early Renaissance.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2010