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Why is the Arena Chapel also called the Scrovegni Chapel?
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Lamentation, fresco by Giotto, 1303–05; in the Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy.
The Arena Chapel is also known as the Scrovegni Chapel because it was built by Enrico Scrovegni, a wealthy citizen of Padua, on the site of a former Roman amphitheater.12
The name "Arena Chapel" derives specifically from its location on the grounds of that ancient Roman arena. Conversely, the name "Scrovegni Chapel" honors the founder, who commissioned the structure and the famous fresco cycle by the Italian painter Giotto in the early 14th century.123