Text: Scenes from the Life of Christ
and the Virgin Mary Preference:
preferred Language:
English Text: Le Storie della Vergine e di
Cristo Preference:
alternate Language:
Italian
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Creation
Creator Description: Giotto (Italian,
ca. 1267-1337)
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Identity:Giotto Role:painter
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Creation Date:
probably painted after March 1300; finished before
March 1304 Earliest:03-01-1300 Latest:02-28-1304
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Measurements
Dimensions Description: unavailable
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Materials and Techniques
Description: fresco
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Technique Name: fresco
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Subject Matter
Indexing Terms: religion/mythology
Life
of Joachim (Christian iconography) Life
of the Virgin (Christian iconography) Life
of Christ (Christian iconography) Seven
Virtues Seven
Vices
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Context
Architectural Context-Part/Placement: walls
and vault (Arena Chapel, Padua, Veneto, Italy)
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Descriptive Note
Text: The frescoes are dated based
on archival records, including the purchase of the
land in 1300 and the dedication in 1304.
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Citation: Cole, Giotto and Florentine
Painting, (1976)
