The façade of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua as palimpsest

Jacobus, Laura (2021) The façade of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua as palimpsest. In: La città palinsesto. Tracce, sguardi e narrazioni sulla complessità dei contesti urbani storici. 1: Memorie, storie, immagini. Storia e iconografia dell’architettura, delle città e dei siti europei (6/I). FedOA-Federico II University Press, Napoli, pp. 1411-1418. ISBN 978-88-99930-06-6

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Abstract

The façade of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua seems simple, yet almost every feature is unusual. It was designed as part of a coherent urban space but also served as a backdrop for a sacra rappresentazione. Over three hundred years the representation developed into a more complete drama, and the facade and the Arena were adapted to accommodate it. The façade bears traces of its origins and subsequent adaptations, as well as modern attempts to recall its past and, unfortunately, also to erase it.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Nella sezione: "Arte in facciata: le decorazioni pittoriche e scultoree nei processi di trasformazione urbana ed architettonica".
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Padua, Arena Chapel, Medieval architecture
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2021 16:03
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2021 16:03
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/6611

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