Summary: Annunciation In The Arena Chapel
Jason DeGutis
Giotto Bondone
Annunciation in the Arena Chapel
1266-1377
Fresco
Late Gothic Annunciation in the Arena Chapel by Giotto Bondone
The artwork that I chose to analyze is Annunciation in the Arena Chapel by Giotto Bondone. The works of art were frescoes created between the years 1266-1377 in the late gothic style. The objective and reason for writing this paper is to communicate a formal analyses of the work including a visual description of what I see, as well as an iconographical analyses including the function of the work as well as its significance. (Basile, Giuseppe , Jacobus, Laura , Richards, John C) The Arena chapel was built among the ruins of the Roman arena and also was given its name because of it. Enrico Scrovegni, …show more content…
When Scrovegni’s family made their fortune it was usual to charge excess interest when loaning money. However, later it was considered a sin so grave that it resulted in exclusion from the Christian community, and many early bankers were concerned that their trade would jeopardize their souls because of this. It has been suggested that Scrovegni built the chapel to make up for his father's sin. Enrico's father is one of the usurers encountered by Dante in the Seventh Circle of Hell. The chapel was attached to a palace built by Enrico Scrovegni, however it also it also served as a public area for functions related to the Feast of the Annunciation. Giotto Scrovegni was also an architect and many say that he designed the chapel. (Basile, Giuseppe , Jacobus, Laura , Richards, John …show more content…
The Mural Painters of Tuscany: From Cimabue to Andrea Del Sarto. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980.
Byers, Paula K. Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2.nd ed. Detroit [u.a.: Gale, 2004.
Cole, Bruce. Giotto and Florentine Painting, 1280-1375. New York: Harper & Row, 1976
"Giotto Di Bondone | Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua | Podere Santa Pia, Holiday House in the South of Tuscany." Giotto Di Bondone | Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua | Podere Santa Pia, Holiday House in the South of Tuscany. Accessed November 10, 2014.
Jacobus, Laura. 1999. “Giotto’s Annunciation in the Arena Chapel, Padua. “ Art Bulletin 81, no. 1:93-107. Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost(accessed September 28,
Plesch, Veronique. 2002. “Memory on the Wall. Graffiti on Religious Wall Paintings. “Journal Of Medieval & Early Modern Studies 32, no. 1: 167. Humanities International Complete , EBSCOhost(accessed September 28.
Richards, John C.. "Giotto di Bondone." The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed November 10, 2014,
Giotto Bondone
Annunciation in the Arena Chapel
1266-1377
Fresco
Late Gothic Annunciation in the Arena Chapel by Giotto Bondone
The artwork that I chose to analyze is Annunciation in the Arena Chapel by Giotto Bondone. The works of art were frescoes created between the years 1266-1377 in the late gothic style. The objective and reason for writing this paper is to communicate a formal analyses of the work including a visual description of what I see, as well as an iconographical analyses including the function of the work as well as its significance. (Basile, Giuseppe , Jacobus, Laura , Richards, John C) The Arena chapel was built among the ruins of the Roman arena and also was given its name because of it. Enrico Scrovegni, …show more content…
When Scrovegni’s family made their fortune it was usual to charge excess interest when loaning money. However, later it was considered a sin so grave that it resulted in exclusion from the Christian community, and many early bankers were concerned that their trade would jeopardize their souls because of this. It has been suggested that Scrovegni built the chapel to make up for his father's sin. Enrico's father is one of the usurers encountered by Dante in the Seventh Circle of Hell. The chapel was attached to a palace built by Enrico Scrovegni, however it also it also served as a public area for functions related to the Feast of the Annunciation. Giotto Scrovegni was also an architect and many say that he designed the chapel. (Basile, Giuseppe , Jacobus, Laura , Richards, John …show more content…
The Mural Painters of Tuscany: From Cimabue to Andrea Del Sarto. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980.
Byers, Paula K. Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2.nd ed. Detroit [u.a.: Gale, 2004.
Cole, Bruce. Giotto and Florentine Painting, 1280-1375. New York: Harper & Row, 1976
"Giotto Di Bondone | Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua | Podere Santa Pia, Holiday House in the South of Tuscany." Giotto Di Bondone | Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua | Podere Santa Pia, Holiday House in the South of Tuscany. Accessed November 10, 2014.
Jacobus, Laura. 1999. “Giotto’s Annunciation in the Arena Chapel, Padua. “ Art Bulletin 81, no. 1:93-107. Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost(accessed September 28,
Plesch, Veronique. 2002. “Memory on the Wall. Graffiti on Religious Wall Paintings. “Journal Of Medieval & Early Modern Studies 32, no. 1: 167. Humanities International Complete , EBSCOhost(accessed September 28.
Richards, John C.. "Giotto di Bondone." The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed November 10, 2014,