🇮🇹 Padua's Hidden Fresco Gem: Mantegna's Fragmented Masterpiece 🎨💔

Just steps from Giotto's famed Scrovegni Chapel, the Chiesa degli Eremitani holds a tragic-artistic treasure: 🖼️ Chapel Ovetari (Right of main altar) Designed by Andrea Mantegna, the Renaissance genius His "Miracles of St. Anthony" frescoes once covered the walls— Sculptural figures ✨ + dramatic realism that revolutionized art! 💥 The Bombing of 1944 On March 11, WWII Allied bombs shattered 80% of the frescoes Today, only fragments remain—but their power is undiminished A haunting photo on-site shows the devastation 🌟 Why Visit? See Mantegna’s early brilliance before his Mantua masterpieces Feel the weight of history—art lost, art surviving Next Stop: Mantua (where Mantegna reigns supreme! 👑) #MantegnaLostFrescoes #RenaissanceTragedy #ArtAfterWar #PaduaSecrets #ItalyArtTrail