GIOTTO di Bondone
(b. 1267, Vespignano, d. 1337, Firenze)

No. 10 Scenes from the Life of the Virgin: 4.The Suitors Praying (detail)

1304-06
Fresco
Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua

The men and the high priest kneel before the altar in rapt attention. They are praying for the miracle, which will decide who will marry the Virgin Mary.