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Frescoes in the Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua: Scenes from the Life of Joachim - GIOTTO di Bondone - WGA

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Frescoes in the Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua: Scenes from the Life of Joachim

Frescoes in the Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua

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The individual scenes are composed in such a way that each stands as a picture in its own right, and yet each contains an impetus which passes from story to story in succession. Thus the narrative begins at the top left-hand of the south wall with the first scene from the life of Joachim, the Rejection of Joachim's Sacrifice.

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  author       = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
  title        = {Frescoes in the Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua: Scenes from the Life of Joachim (selection)},
  organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
  date         = {2026-09-12},
  url          = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/giotto-di-bondone-rbbbd987e3570d4/selections/rb863b972e84234},
  urldate      = {2026-09-12},
  langid       = {english}
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