Oratory of San Giorgio, Padua

The Oratorio di San Giorgio or St George's Oratory is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic chapel or prayer hall in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.

The oratory was initially built as a free-standing structure by the Marquis Soragna Raimondino de’ Lupi in 1376 as a family funerary chapel.

Largely, this tomb has been lost to time, but it was said to include ten life-sized statues of de’ Lupi and his family, two of which are still standing today.

Many other Renaissance-era cathedrals utilize a similar effect, called quadratura, including the Sistine Chapel, and the method continued to be used into the Baroque and Rococo periods.

His cross bears a sign reading "INRI," an acronym for the Latin phrase Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum ("Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.")

An Annunciation spans the top of the wall; the scene refers to the event where the angel Gabriel comes to Mary to tell her she will give birth to the son of God.

The Saint sits astride a horse with his spear, Ascalon, poised to stab the dragon in the mouth, in order to save the princess in the background.

St. Catherine is shown in one painting in her martyrdom tied to the breaking wheel that, according to legend, was destroyed at her touch,[5] while an angel flies overhead.

[6] The other fresco of St. Lucy shows her funeral, attended by a large crowd of people, including several members of the church, such as nuns.