Ovetari Chapel

The Ovetari Chapel is a chapel in the right arm of the transept of the Church of the Eremitani in Padua. It is renowned for a Renaissance fresco cycle by Andrea Mantegna and others, painted from 1448 to 1457.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: chapel in the right arm of the Church of the Eremitani in Padua, renowned for a Renaissance fresco cycle by Andrea Mantegna and others

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scrovegni Chapel and Church of the Eremitani.

Scrovegni Chapel

Museum

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The Scrovegni Chapel, also known as the Arena Chapel, is a small church, adjacent to the Augustinian monastery, the Monastero degli Eremitani in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Scrovegni Chapel is situated 190 metres north of Ovetari Chapel.

Church of the Eremitani

Church

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The Church of the Eremitani, or Church of the Hermits, is a former-Augustinian, 13th-century Gothic-style church in Padua, region of the Veneto, Italy.

Musei Civici di Padova

Museum

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The Musei Civici di Padova or degli Eremitani is a complex of museums and historic sites, centered on the former convent of the Eremitani, and its famous Cappella degli Scrovegni with its Giotto fresco masterpieces.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arcella and Terranegra.

Arcella

Suburb

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Arcella is the name of a district in Padua, located close to the Milan-Venice railway, north-east of Padua's central station. However, urban expansion taking place since the 1950s, made the boundaries between the localities nearby imperceptible.