ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intonaco, Buon Fresco, Masaccio
30 Oct 2015
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Patronage, faith and secular life in 143th-century european art. Note: name of artist, title of work/building and date of work. Location is important for this work, in padua (northeastern italy) How did it come to be created? always think: made because just wanted to or was asked too? commissioned by enrico scrovegni. Patron: hired giotto to fill the chapel with wall paintings also called arena chapel: built on side of ancient arena. When built, was a religious and sacred space that was part of a secular dwelling. Was initially attached to scrovegni"s home destroyed in early 19th century and chapel was all that was left. was restored petitioned to be restored: saved chapel for posterity. Scene of last judgement (over entrance door of chapel): Scrovegni had him include him in it proposing a model of the chapel to the virgin mary (see bottom) Scholars interpreted the scene and chapel as a whole as a form of penance for.
