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.
This argument counters the idea that he founded the chapel as a means of atonement by suggesting that it was actually an extravagant commission for his own personal benefit, linked to the grand palace he built. In 1320 Enrico Scrovegni fled Padua's turmoil and relocated to Venice. He was officially banished from Padua in 1328 and passed away in Venice in 1336.