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🎨 Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles: Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Oratory of St. George

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🎨 Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles: Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Oratory of St. George
14th-century fresco ensembles in sacred and monastic architecture, Padua, Italy


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 01:35

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📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Padua, Veneto region, northeastern Italy
  • Primary construction: Basilica begun 1232; Oratory built early 15th century
  • Fresco period: 14th century, multiple artists and workshops
  • UNESCO inscription: 1997

Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles are a collection of eight religious buildings in Padua, Italy, unified by exceptional 14th-century ...

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