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 St Peter Enthroned oil painting


St Peter Enthroned
c. 1330 Tempera on panel
Painting ID::  52400
GIOTTO di Bondone
St Peter Enthroned
c. 1330 Tempera on panel
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Mary Magdalene and Cardinal Pontano oil painting


Mary Magdalene and Cardinal Pontano
1320s Fresco Magdalene Chapel
Painting ID::  52401
GIOTTO di Bondone
Mary Magdalene and Cardinal Pontano
1320s Fresco Magdalene Chapel
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Vision of the Ascension of St Francis oil painting


Vision of the Ascension of St Francis
1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
Painting ID::  52402
GIOTTO di Bondone
Vision of the Ascension of St Francis
1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Birth of Christ oil painting


Birth of Christ
mk191 1302-1305 Oil on canvas
Painting ID::  48620
GIOTTO di Bondone
Birth of Christ
mk191 1302-1305 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Detail of Birth of Christ oil painting


Detail of Birth of Christ
mk191 Oil on canvas
Painting ID::  48623
GIOTTO di Bondone
Detail of Birth of Christ
mk191 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

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     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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