View of the interior

1510 · Sala Capitolare, Scuola del Santo, Padua

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The Scuola del Santo in Padua, the house where the brotherhood of St Anthony met, was on the edge of the square in front of the church in which the famous Franciscan saint was buried. This lay confraternity united mainly traders, merchants and artisans who assembled for regular services and mutual social welfare. The Sala Capitolare served for the meetings of the male members, and the older room on the ground floor was allocated to the women.

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About the Artist

Giovanni Antonio Requesta

? – 1528

Italian painter, called Il Corona. He worked on the fresco decoration in the Sala Capitolare of the Scuola del Santo in Padua alongside other painters including Titian. He painted there two frescoes on the altar wall of the room depicting stories from the life of St Anthony. He worked in the style of Mantegna.

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