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Narrative sequence

Stories of Joachim and Anna

Six scenes depicting salient episodes from the life of Joachim and Anna (the Virgin Mary's parents). An unusual representation for the period.

   
Stories from Mary's life

The paintings dealing with Mary's childhood and marriage are placed in front of the scenes from the life of Joachim and Anna on the facing wall, culminating in the Annunciation scene, on the Chapel's main arch.

   
Stories from Christ's life

From the Visitation to Judas' Betrayal - the story of Christ's life on Earth fills the entire central band of the decorative scheme.

   
Stories from the Passion

From Judas' Betrayal to the Passion, Death and Resurrection: the central cycle of the redemption of mankind by Christ concludes with the Pentecost.

   
The Last Judgement

The point of arrival on the path towards salvation, represented by the most complex scenes, focusing on the theme of Justice.
The narrative sequence (animation)

   
The allegories of the Vices and the Virtues

The Vices and Virtues, associated with one another according to the logic of contrasting opposites, accompany visitors towards the scene of the Last Judgement.

   
The "coretti" (false side chapels)

Two false architectural interiors mark the birth of pictorial perspective in the modern sense - one of the most innovative aspects of Giotto's work.

   
The imitation architectural structure

The imitation architecture is an essential part of the work and supports the extraordinary gallery of figures that fills the walls of the Chapel, by means of "windows" and "frames" of various shapes
The architecture of the Chapel (images210 kbyte)