# Paradise \(south wall\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [NARDO DI CIONE]() - Date: 1351-1400 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary The depiction of Paradise on the south wall is given a static and ceremonial character that recalls similar formations of figures in the works of Giotto and his immediate successors. The only way to ensure that the Virgin and Christ enthroned would dominate the many angels and saints was to paint them on a distinctly larger scale and to add angelic musicians beneath them. Only by an expansive treatment of the throne to create a true work of heavenly architecture could Nardo have avoided the risk of monotony in depicting so many persons standing passively in a regular arrangement. ## Related artworks - [Christ Blessing]() - [Christ Blessing]() - [Coronation of the Virgin]() - [Crucifixion]() - [Five Saints]() - [Five Saints]() - [Hell \(detail\)]() - [Hell \(north wall\)]() - [Last Judgment \(detail of the blessed\)]() - [Last Judgment \(detail of the damned\)]() - [Last Judgment \(west wall\)]() - [Madonna and Child with Sts Peter and John the Evangelist]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()