Giotto: The Arena Chapel

Synopsis: Giotto’s fresco decorative scheme for the Arena Chapel in Padua is considered to be one of the cornerstones of western art. Professor Charles Harrison investigates this commission by Enrico Scrovegni and examines how Giotto resolved the technical problems of such an immense narrative cycle. Notes how Giotto’s expressive realism and critical humanism still communicate their message today.
Series: Art, Society and Religion in Siena, Florence and Padua, 1280-1400, Course A354
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Out of distribution; 1999 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Art
Keywords: frescoes; Giotto (1267-1337); paintings - Italian; religious buildings; Renaissance art

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