padua’s frescos
states: [italy]
category: cultural
year: 2021
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 45.4118888889, 11.8796111111
last visited: 2023
unesco id: 1623
world heritage site: 1623
Padua’s Fourteenth-Century Fresco Cycles, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Italy, recognized in 2021, are a collection of vibrant wall paintings in eight buildings, including the Scrovegni Chapel, created between 1302 and 1397. Masterworks by artists like Giotto, these frescoes revolutionized art with their naturalistic style, depth, and emotional expression, marking a turning point in Western painting. Preserved across Padua’s historic center, they reflect the city’s cultural prominence and artistic innovation during the early Renaissance, influencing generations of European artists.
