ua . ▁En rico ▁degli ▁Sc ro veg ni ▁commission ed ▁the ▁chap el ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁worship , ▁bur ial ▁space ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁back drop ▁for ▁an ▁ann ually ▁performed ▁mystery ▁play . ▁ ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁decor ation ▁is ▁Salv ation , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁as ▁the ▁chap el ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁Ann unci ation ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Char ity . ▁As ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁church ▁decor ation ▁of ▁medieval ▁Italy , ▁the ▁west ▁wall ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Last ▁Jud g ement . ▁On ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁are ▁complement ary ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁ang el ▁Gabriel ▁and ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁Ann unci ation . ▁The ▁scene ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁cycles ▁of ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁and ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Christ . ▁Gi otto ' s ▁insp iration ▁for ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁cycle ▁was ▁probably ▁taken ▁from ▁The ▁Golden ▁Leg end ▁by ▁Jac opo ▁da ▁Vor agine ▁and ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Christ ▁draw s ▁upon ▁the ▁Med itations ▁on ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁Christ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Bible . ▁The ▁fres co es ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁mere ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁familiar ▁texts , ▁however , ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁found ▁numerous ▁sources ▁for ▁Gi otto ' s ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁sacred ▁stories . ▁ ▁Vas ari , ▁drawing ▁on ▁a ▁description ▁by ▁Giovanni ▁B occ