The scenes in which Christ is the protagonist are divided into two sequences that narrate the events of his life and Passion. In order to underline their paradigmatic and universal value, the scenes have been placed on two facing registers that run in parallel fashion along the walls and are superimposed in such a way as to establish specific correspondences between them.

Five scenes on the right wall represent the Nativity (no. 1), the Adoration of the Magi (No. 2), the Presentation in the Temple (No. 3), the Flight into Egypt (No. 4), and the Massacre of the Innocents (No. 5). The next six scenes on the left wall - Christ among the Doctors (No. 6), the Baptism of Christ No. 7), the Marriage at Cana (No. 8), the Raising of Lazarus (No. 9), the Entry into Jerusalem No. 10), and the Expulsion of the Money-changers from the Temple (No. 11) - have the most solemn narrative tone of all the frescoes.

After the scene of Judas's Betrayal on the triumphal arch wall (No. 12), the story continues on the tier below, on the window-side (right side) of the chapel. Here we have a symmetrical arrangement (an outdoor scene flanked by two indoor scenes) of scenes from the Passion of Christ - the Last Supper (No. 13), the Washing of Feet (No. 14), the Arrest of Christ (No. 15), Christ before Caiaphas (No. 16), and the Mocking of Christ (No. 17).

In the lower tier on the left wall are the Road to Calvary (No. 18), the Crucifixion (No. 19), the Lamentation (No. 20), the Resurrection (No. 21, represented by the Noli me tangere scene instead of the three Marys at the tomb), the Ascension (No. 22), and the Pentecost (No. 23).

In the construction of the scenes are particularly important the architecture and the expert use of perspective, which are always strictly functional for a clear layout of the story.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 8 minutes): Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (excerpts)

Preview	Picture Data	Info
	No. 17 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 1. Nativity: Birth of Christ 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 17 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 1. Nativity: Birth of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 17 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 1. Nativity: Birth of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 18 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 2. Adoration of the Magi 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 18 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 2. Adoration of the Magi (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 18 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 2. Adoration of the Magi (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 18 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 2. Adoration of the Magi (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 19 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 3. Presentation of Christ at the Temple 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 19 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 3. Presentation of Christ at the Temple (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 19 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 3. Presentation of Christ at the Temple (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 20 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 4. Flight into Egypt 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 20 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 4. Flight into Egypt (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 20 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 4. Flight into Egypt (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 21 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 5. Massacre of the Innocents 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 21 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 5. Massacre of the Innocents (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 21 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 5. Massacre of the Innocents (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 22 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 6. Christ among the Doctors 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 22 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 6. Christ among the Doctors (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 23 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 7. Baptism of Christ 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 23 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 7. Baptism of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 24 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 8. Marriage at Cana 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 24 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 8. Marriage at Cana (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 24 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 8. Marriage at Cana (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 24 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 8. Marriage at Cana (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 25 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 9. Raising of Lazarus 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 25 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 9. Raising of Lazarus (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 25 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 9. Raising of Lazarus (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 26 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 10. Entry into Jerusalem 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 26 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 10. Entry into Jerusalem (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 26 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 10. Entry into Jerusalem (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 26 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 10. Entry into Jerusalem (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 27 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 11. Expulsion of the Money-changers from the Temple 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 27 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 11. Expulsion of the Money-changers from the Temple (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 28 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 12. Judas' Betrayal 1304-06 Fresco, 150 x 140 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 28 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 12. Judas' Betrayal 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 29 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 13. Last Supper 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 29 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 13. Last Supper (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 30 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 14. Washing of Feet 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 30 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 14. Washing of Feet (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 30 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 14. Washing of Feet (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 30 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 14. Washing of Feet (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 31 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 15. The Arrest of Christ (Kiss of Judas) 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 31 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 15. The Arrest of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 31 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 15. The Arrest of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 31 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 15. The Arrest of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 32 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 16. Christ before Caiaphas 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 32 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 16. Christ before Caiaphas (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 33 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 17. Mocking of Christ 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 33 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 17. Mocking of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 33 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 17. Mocking of Christ (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 34 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 18. Road to Calvary 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 34 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 18. Road to Calvary (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 35 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 19. Crucifixion 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 35 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 19. Crucifixion (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ) 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation ((detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation ((detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 37 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 21. Resurrection (Noli me tangere) 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 37 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 21. Resurrection (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 38 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 22. Ascension 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 38 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 22. Ascension (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 38 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 22. Ascension (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 38 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 22. Ascension (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 39 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 23. Pentecost 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
	No. 39 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 23. Pentecost (detail) 1304-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua