Italy (Padua)

Giotto di Bondone: Faces of Angels / Saints (Scrovegni Chapel Fresco Detail)

2421

Created during the Trecento (14th century) period, specifically dated between 1303 and 1305.

This object is a close-up detail fragment from Giotto's monumental fresco cycle, specifically illustrating the expressive facial profiles, braided hair, and decorated garments of celestial or holy figures. It is executed using the buon fresco (true fresco) technique, where water-based pigments are applied directly onto freshly laid, wet lime plaster (intonaco), allowing the pigments to chemically bond with the wall as the plaster cures.