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The Crucifixion by Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel) Padua, Italy
In 1303, a great painter was asked to paint frescoes in a private chapel in Padua, Italy. This painter, Giotto di Bondone, decided to paint scenes from the Christian Bible. ...
Giotto is one of the few great masters of painting. ... It is said that Cimabue saw Giotto, a young shepherd, drawing sheep out in a field. From then on Giotto was taken under Cimabue’s wing and then taught the disciplines of the Byzantine style. Giotto aided Cimabue in many pieces. The most famous are the mosaics in the Florence Baptistry. Even though Cimabue is Giotto’s teacher, their styles are very different. This probably was due to the fact that Giotto was well-rounded in the arts as a Gothic sculptor and fresco painter. From there on Giotto mainly worked in churches creating frescos and constructing gorgeous altarpieces (The Masters).
In 1303, Giotto was approached by Enrico Scrovegni, a wealthy money lender. Enrico asked Giotto if he would paint his chapel, the Arena Chapel. Inside the chapel, Giotto although young, showed the world his style and awe-inspiring work. Giotto painted a fresco cycle of scenes from the Bible. ... Giotto’s ability to use the fresco style makes his paintings much more powerful than just one painting. ...
Within the Chapel, Giotto painted three themes: Life of Joachim, Life of the Virgin, and Life of Christ. ... This is because Giotto did this piece as a wet fresco. ... One of the dynamic features, of the angels that Giotto is famous for, is the fact that their legs and feet aren’t visible. ... Giotto’s angelic figures are so popular and admired that, today, their are angelic figures called Giotto Angels or putti (Gardner). ... The type of values Giotto used are called chiaroscuro. ... Giotto clearly succeeded in making Jesus look heavy and worn down, unlike many painters of his day that make the figures seem light and weightless (Kleiner). ... Giotto gave these characters dramatic facial features to help add to the paintings presence.
Approximate Word count = 1664
Approximate Pages = 6.7
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