A chapel in Padua that prominently featured this artistic technique was commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this art technique that Giotto (“JO-toh”) used to decorate the Arena Chapel. This technique is contrasted with a secco variety that is applied on a dry plaster.
ANSWER: frescos [accept fresco-secco; prompt on murals]
[10e] Much of the Arena Chapel focuses on the life of this figure, who is depicted in the Annunciation being told by the archangel Gabriel that she will bear a son.
ANSWER: the Virgin Mary [or Madonna; accept the Life of the Virgin]
[10h] This scene in the Arena Chapel depicts ten angels flying above a sloped surface. Andrea Mantegna’s (“mahn-TANE-yah’s”) depiction of this scene featured the central figure lying on a stone slab and is notable for its extensive foreshortening.
ANSWER: Lamentation of Christ [or Mourning of Christ; accept Lamentation over the Dead Christ; prompt on Pietà; prompt on Dead Christ]
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