Against the idea that he founded the chapel as an act of atonement may be cited the fact that it was a very sumptuous commission for his own personal use, attached to the grand palace that he built for himself. In 1320 Enrico Scrovegni fled the wars and civil strife that plagued Padua at the time, and settled in Venice. He was formally banished from Padua in 1328, and died in Venice in 1336.
Against the notion that he established the chapel as a form of penance may be cited the fact that it was an extravagant commission for his own personal benefit, attached to the grand palace he built for himself. In 1320 Enrico Scrovegni fled the wars and civil unrest in Padua and relocated to Venice. He was formally exiled from Padua in 1328 and passed away in Venice in 1336.