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 Ascension of the Evangelist oil


Ascension of the Evangelist
Painting ID::  52389 		Ascension of the Evangelist
1320 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
1320_Fresco,_280_x_450_cm
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Stigmatisation of Saint Francis oil


Stigmatisation of Saint Francis
Painting ID::  52390 		Stigmatisation of Saint Francis
1325 Fresco, 390 x 370 cm
1325_Fresco,_390_x_370_cm
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Renunciation of Wordly Goods oil


Renunciation of Wordly Goods
Painting ID::  52391 		Renunciation of Wordly Goods
1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
1325_Fresco,_280_x_450_cm
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Apparition at Arles oil


Apparition at Arles
Painting ID::  52392 		Apparition at Arles
1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
1325_Fresco,_280_x_450_cm
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Death and Ascension of St Francis oil


Death and Ascension of St Francis
Painting ID::  52393 		Death and Ascension of St Francis
c. 1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
c._1325_Fresco,_280_x_450_cm
   
   
     
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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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