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What subjects did Giotto paint in the Bardi Chapel and Peruzzi Chapel?
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Lamentation, fresco by Giotto, 1303–05; in the Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy.
The Bardi and Peruzzi chapels in the Santa Croce basilica in Florence contain fresco cycles painted by Giotto. These cycles depict the lives of the following figures:
While these works were once whitewashed and later suffered damage during restoration, the Bardi Chapel retains some well-preserved figures painted in true fresco. In contrast, the figures in the Peruzzi Chapel are largely faded due to the different technique used by the artist.1