GIOTTO di Bondone

Italian Early Renaissance Painter, 1267-1337 Italian painter and designer. In his own time and place he had an unrivalled reputation as the best painter and as an innovator, superior to all his predecessors, and he became the first post-Classical artist whose fame extended beyond his lifetime and native city. This was partly the consequence of the rich literary culture of two of the cities where he worked, Padua and Florence. Writing on art in Florence was pioneered by gifted authors and, although not quite art criticism, it involved the comparison of local artists in terms of quality. The most famous single appreciation is found in Dante's verses (Purgatory x) of 1315 or earlier. Exemplifying the transience of fame, first with poets and manuscript illuminators, Dante then remarked that the fame of Cimabue, who had supposed himself to be the leader in painting, had now been displaced by Giotto. Ironically, this text was one factor that forestalled the similar eclipse of Giotto's fame, which was clearly implied by the poet.
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GIOTTO di Bondone Raising of the Boy in Sessa oil


Raising of the Boy in Sessa
Painting ID::  44376 		Raising of the Boy in Sessa
1310
1310
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Allegory of Obedience oil


Allegory of Obedience
Painting ID::  44382 		Allegory of Obedience
c. 1330
c._1330
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone St Francis in Glory oil


St Francis in Glory
Painting ID::  52356 		St Francis in Glory
c. 1330 Fresco Lower Church
c._1330_Fresco_Lower_Church
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone The Death of the Boy in Sessa oil


The Death of the Boy in Sessa
Painting ID::  52357 		The Death of the Boy in Sessa
1310s Fresco North transept
1310s_Fresco_North_transept
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Allegory of Poverty oil


Allegory of Poverty
Painting ID::  52359 		Allegory of Poverty
c. 1330 Fresco Lower Church
c._1330_Fresco_Lower_Church
   
   
     
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     Italian Early Renaissance Painter, 1267-1337 Italian painter and designer. In his own time and place he had an unrivalled reputation as the best painter and as an innovator, superior to all his predecessors, and he became the first post-Classical artist whose fame extended beyond his lifetime and native city. This was partly the consequence of the rich literary culture of two of the cities where he worked, Padua and Florence. Writing on art in Florence was pioneered by gifted authors and, although not quite art criticism, it involved the comparison of local artists in terms of quality. The most famous single appreciation is found in Dante's verses (Purgatory x) of 1315 or earlier. Exemplifying the transience of fame, first with poets and manuscript illuminators, Dante then remarked that the fame of Cimabue, who had supposed himself to be the leader in painting, had now been displaced by Giotto. Ironically, this text was one factor that forestalled the similar eclipse of Giotto's fame, which was clearly implied by the poet.

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