Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in the 1320s

Timeline

1. 1321–1325Padua · VenetoThe Virgin and Life of Christ fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel, completed around 1305, had become a cultural landmark of Padua by the 1320s. Giotto's blue star backgrounds, architectural framing, and psychological characterization of figures revolutionized the language of fresco, drawing painters from many regions to observe.
2. 1325–1328Florence · TuscanyIn the mid-to-late 1320s Giotto returned to Florence as city architect and painter, overseeing the design of the campanile of Florence Cathedral (Campanile); his Paduan fresco experience profoundly influenced the Tuscan school, and his pupils and imitators spread the Scrovegni style to Florence and its surroundings.
3. 1328–1330Naples · CampaniaIn 1328 Giotto was invited by King Robert of Naples to work at the Neapolitan court, and the fame of the Scrovegni Chapel frescoes spread further with his travels. By the end of the 1320s the chapel was regarded as a milestone work marking the transition from Byzantine convention to Renaissance humanist painting.