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 Tondo with Angel sh oil


Tondo with Angel sh
Painting ID::  6905 		Tondo with Angel sh
c. 1310 Mosaic, diameter 65,5 cm S. Pietro Ispano, Boville Ernica, Rome
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Anna and Joachim Meet at the Golden Gate (mk08) oil


Anna and Joachim Meet at the Golden Gate (mk08)
Painting ID::  21150 		Anna and Joachim Meet at the Golden Gate (mk08)
1303-1305 Fresco.c.185x200cm Padua,Arena Chapel
1303-1305 Fresco.c.185x200cm Padua,Arena_Chapel
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone The Lamentation of Christ (mk08) oil


The Lamentation of Christ (mk08)
Painting ID::  21151 		The Lamentation of Christ (mk08)
1303-1305 Fresco.c.185x200cm Padua,Arena Chapel
1303-1305 Fresco.c.185x200cm Padua,Arena_Chapel
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone St Francis Giving his Cloak to a Poor Man (mk08) oil


St Francis Giving his Cloak to a Poor Man (mk08)
Painting ID::  21152 		St Francis Giving his Cloak to a Poor Man (mk08)
Fresco. 270x230cm Assisi, San Francesco. Upper Church
Fresco. 270x230cm Assisi, San_Francesco. Upper_Church
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Enthroned Madonna with Saints (mk08) oil


Enthroned Madonna with Saints (mk08)
Painting ID::  21148 		Enthroned Madonna with Saints (mk08)
c.1305-1310 Tempera on wood, 325x204cm Florence Galleria degli Uffizi
   
   
     
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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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