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 The Chapel viewed towards the entrance sdg oil


The Chapel viewed towards the entrance sdg
Painting ID::  6900 		The Chapel viewed towards the entrance sdg
1303-06 Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
1303-06 Cappella_Scrovegni_(Arena_Chapel),_Padua
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Vault fgt oil


Vault fgt
Painting ID::  6901 		Vault fgt
1303-06 Fresco Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
1303-06 Fresco Cappella_Scrovegni_(Arena_Chapel),_Padua
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone View of the Peruzzi and Bardi Chapels fh oil


View of the Peruzzi and Bardi Chapels fh
Painting ID::  6902 		View of the Peruzzi and Bardi Chapels fh
Santa Croce, Florence
Santa_Croce,_Florence
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Navicella xh oil


Navicella xh
Painting ID::  6903 		Navicella xh
1305-13 Oil on canvas, 740 x 990 cm Fabbrica di San Pietro, Rome
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Navicella ssh oil


Navicella ssh
Painting ID::  6904 		Navicella ssh
1305-13 Pen on paper, 274 x 388 mm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
   
   
     
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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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