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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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Tondo with Angel sh
c. 1310
Mosaic, diameter 65,5 cm
S. Pietro Ispano, Boville Ernica, Rome
Painting ID:: 6905
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Tondo_with_Angel_sh
c. 1310
Mosaic, diameter 65,5 cm
S. Pietro Ispano, Boville Ernica, Rome
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Anna and Joachim Meet at the Golden Gate (mk08)
1303-1305
Fresco.c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
Painting ID:: 21150
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Anna_and_Joachim_Meet_at_the_Golden_Gate_(mk08)
1303-1305
Fresco.c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
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The Lamentation of Christ (mk08)
1303-1305
Fresco.c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
Painting ID:: 21151
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The_Lamentation_of_Christ_(mk08)
1303-1305
Fresco.c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
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St Francis Giving his Cloak to a Poor Man (mk08)
Fresco.
270x230cm
Assisi,
San Francesco.
Upper Church
Painting ID:: 21152
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St_Francis_Giving_his_Cloak_to_a_Poor_Man_(mk08)
Fresco.
270x230cm
Assisi,
San Francesco.
Upper Church
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Enthroned Madonna with Saints (mk08)
c.1305-1310
Tempera on wood,
325x204cm
Florence
Galleria degli Uffizi
Painting ID:: 21148
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Enthroned_Madonna_with_Saints_(mk08)
c.1305-1310
Tempera on wood,
325x204cm
Florence
Galleria degli Uffizi
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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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