The frescoes in the Arena Chapel in Padua
are among the most celebrated works in the history of art. Giotto's work was a source of inspiration and instruction for generations of
painters; it was studied and absorbed by Masaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, artists whose own work was to be of such fundamental importance for the history of European art.
Documents on the Arena Chapel are few in number. So we must carefully examine
what little evidence there is to judge when and under what circumstances Giotto painted the frescoes. This exhibit is intended to show on one hand
a general introduction to the subject and to give a presentation on the major frescoes.
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