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A Chapel Within

A Privileged Place Within the Church

    • Take a tour and view the church as it looks today and as it might have been in Giotto's day.


The private chapel where this altarpiece was located belonged to the Peruzzi family. Built around 1300, the huge church itself contains sixteen chapels, and it is probably a sign of the family's status that theirs is located in a prominent place near the high altar. Some family members were buried in the chapel.