Arena Chapel

Arena Chapel, small chapel built in the first years of the 14th century in Padua, Italy, by Enrico Scrovegni and containing frescoes by the Florentine painter Giotto. A depiction of the Last Judgment covers the entire west wall. The rest of the chapel is covered with frescoes in three tiers representing scenes from the lives of Saints Anne and Joachim, the life of the Virgin, the Annunciation, and the Life and Passion of Christ, concluding with the Pentecost. Below the three narrative bands is a fourth containing monochrome personifications of the virtues and vices. The frescoes are generally dated about 1303–05. The building was consecrated on March 25, 1305.