Cavalli Chapel
Cavalli Chapel
Cavalli Chapel
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The first chapel in the right transept belongs to the Cavalli family, as can be seen by the numerous fresco coats of arms. Inside, on the right side, there is a surviving fresco that was painted in 1370 by Altichiero. The painter places his interpretation within a gothic architecture.
The donors Nicola, Giacomo and Pietro Cavalli, kneeling in the foreground, being presented to the Virgin by St. George, St Martin and St. James.
The solemn rhythm, the skilful orchestration of space and the typically gracious taste all make this a living testimony to the splendour of Scaligeri Verona. Right, above the sarcophagus of Federico Cavalli, there is a lunette painted by Stefano da Zevio, painter of the first half of the 15th century.
The other frescoes in the chapel, the Virgin and Child, St. Christopher, and the Miracle of St. Eligius, are by Martino da Verona, a painter who was active in the late 14th and early 15th century. Worthy of a mention to the left, the fresco of the Baptism of Christ attributed to Jacopino di Francesco, the Bolognese painter from the first half of the 14th century, considered one of the fathers of “padana” painting.
