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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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Crucifixion
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco
Padua
Arena Chapel
Painting ID:: 33298
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Crucifixion
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco
Padua
Arena Chapel
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The Marriage Procession of the Virgin
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco
Painting ID:: 33299
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The_Marriage_Procession_of_the_Virgin
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco
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Enthroned Madonna with Saints
mk86
c.1305-1310
Tempera on wood
325x204cm
Florence,Galleria degli Uffizi
Painting ID:: 33308
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Enthroned_Madonna_with_Saints
mk86
c.1305-1310
Tempera on wood
325x204cm
Florence,Galleria degli Uffizi
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Joachim Takes Refuge in the Wilderness
mk86
c.1303-1305
Fresco.
c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
Painting ID:: 33309
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Joachim_Takes_Refuge_in_the_Wilderness
mk86
c.1303-1305
Fresco.
c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
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Anna and Joachim Meet at the Golden Gate
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco,
c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
Painting ID:: 33310
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Anna_and_Joachim_Meet_at_the_Golden_Gate
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco,
c.185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
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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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