Cappella Strozzi di Mantova of Santa Maria Novella, Chapel in Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy

Cappella Strozzi di Mantova is a chapel within the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, with walls covered in large frescoes. These paintings depict religious scenes from Christian tradition and are complemented by a painted altarpiece from the same period.

The chapel was completed around 1335 by Rosso di Geri Strozzi or his son Jacopo, and was dedicated from its foundation to Saint Thomas Aquinas. Between 1350 and 1357 Nardo di Cione covered the walls with frescoes commissioned by Tommaso di Rossello Strozzi as penance for usury, with marginal help from Niccolò di Tommaso and Giovanni del Biondo. Andrea Orcagna signed and dated the altarpiece in 1357. The name "di Mantova" comes from the branch exiled to Mantua in 1382.

The chapel bears the Strozzi family name, marking their sponsorship as a display of wealth and social standing. Inside, you see how merchant families used religious art to demonstrate their importance in the city.

The chapel is located on the left side of Santa Maria Novella basilica, a short walk from Florence's main railway station. Entry is straightforward, and the space allows you to stand and view the artworks covering the walls comfortably.

The Last Judgment on the back wall includes a portrait of Dante, and the whole cycle follows the structure of his Divine Comedy. The Inferno fresco was detached in one piece measuring 110 square metres. Outside, an frescoed clock on the chapel wall carries a distich by Agnolo Poliziano.