Discuss the design scheme for the fresco scenes painted by Giotto in the Arena Chapel and assess the purpose of the chapel (Revel Asset: Closer Look: Giotto's SCROVEGNI [ARENA] CHAPEL).
What will be an ideal response?
The frescoes depict the lives of the Virgin and of Christ in the panels that run around the walls of the entire chapel. The scenes show psychological intensity and accuracy and demonstrate the skill of the artist. They also demonstrate the heightened sense of reality transitioning from Byzantine rigidity.
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A. limited in depth of field B. emotionally shallow C. too symmetrical D. an interesting social document, but not a work of art
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The Romantics were drawn to and fascinated by all of the following except
A. the musical forms of the Classical style. B. an idealized, mystical view of nature. C. supernatural tales. D. exotic cultures and distant places.
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