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Last Judgment

Giotto di Bondone · c. 1305-1306

A large fresco by Giotto on the west wall of the Scrovegni Chapel, showing Christ enthroned between the blessed and the damned, with donor Enrico Scrovegni offering the chapel.

Giotto painted this fresco, which includes a portrait of patron Enrico Scrovegni, in the chapel he decorated.

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Giotto's Last Judgment fresco. Christ sits enthroned at the center within a haloed oval, surrounded by angels and rows of seated saints. Below, on the left, a crowd of the blessed moves toward a gate. On the right, the damned are tormented in a dark, fiery hell, where a large horned Satan sits at the bottom right. A cross stands at the center below Christ.
Giotto di Bondone, Last Judgment, c. 1305-1306. Scrovegni Chapel, Padua.

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What it is

This fresco covers the west wall of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, painted by Giotto around 1305-1306. Christ is shown enthroned at the centre, surrounded by angels and saints, with the blessed moving toward a gate on one side and the damned tormented in hell on the other, where a large demonic figure appears.

Why it matters

The painting includes a rare early donor portrait: Enrico Scrovegni, the wealthy patron who commissioned the chapel, is shown offering it, reflecting his wish to atone for his family's reputation for usury. This combination of religious vision and personal patronage shows how medieval art served both faith and the interests of the people who paid for it.

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  • Why would Enrico Scrovegni want to be shown inside this scene?
  • How does Giotto separate the blessed from the damned visually?
  • What does the painting suggest about medieval beliefs about judgment after death?

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