) ▁and ▁the ▁T osing hi ▁Sp in elli ▁Chap el ▁( St ories ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Virgin ). ▁As ▁with ▁almost ▁everything ▁in ▁Gi otto ' s ▁career , ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁fres co ▁decor ations ▁that ▁surv ive ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cro ce ▁are ▁disput ed . ▁The ▁B ardi ▁Chap el , ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁chap el ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁was ▁painted ▁in ▁true ▁fres co , ▁and ▁to ▁some ▁sch ol ars , ▁the ▁simplicity ▁of ▁its ▁settings ▁seems ▁relatively ▁close ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Pad ua , ▁but ▁the ▁Per uz zi ▁Chap el ' s ▁more ▁complex ▁settings ▁suggest ▁a ▁later ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁Per uz zi ▁Chap el ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁B ardi ▁Chap el ▁and ▁was ▁largely ▁painted ▁a ▁se cco . ▁The ▁technique , ▁quick er ▁but ▁less ▁dur able ▁than ▁true ▁fres co , ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁fres co ▁decor ation ▁that ▁surv ives ▁in ▁a ▁seriously - d eter ior ated ▁condition . ▁Sch ol ars ▁who ▁date ▁the ▁cycle ▁earlier ▁in ▁Gi otto ' s ▁career ▁see ▁the ▁growing ▁interest ▁in ▁architect ural ▁expansion ▁that ▁it ▁displays ▁as ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁develop ments ▁of ▁the ▁gi ott es que ▁fres co es ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁Church ▁at ▁Ass isi , ▁but ▁the ▁B ardi ▁fres co es ▁have ▁a ▁new ▁soft ness ▁of ▁colour ▁that ▁indicates ▁the ▁artist ▁going ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁direction , ▁probably ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁S ien ese ▁art ▁so