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Although he had by then been exiled to Venice for many years, where he died in 1336, Enrico Scrovegni's body was transferred to his chapel in accordance with his last wishes. His tombs is in the apse, and his statue in the sacristy.
The portrait of Scrovegni has particularly realistic features, which according to a widespread practice may have been taken from a death mask.
The unknown artist of the statue is referred to as the Master of the Scrovegni and Salomone Tombs.
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