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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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The Lamentation of Christ
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco
185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
Painting ID:: 33311
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The_Lamentation_of_Christ
mk86
1303-1305
Fresco
185x200cm
Padua,Arena Chapel
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St Francis Giving his Cloak to a Poor Man
mk86
between 1296 and 1299
Fresco
270x230cm
Painting ID:: 33312
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St_Francis_Giving_his_Cloak_to_a_Poor_Man
mk86
between 1296 and 1299
Fresco
270x230cm
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Joachims Traum
mk92
1304-1306
Padua,Arenakapelle
Painting ID:: 34384
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Joachims_Traum
mk92
1304-1306
Padua,Arenakapelle
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Throning God mother with the child
mk137
1310 Tempera on wood chalkboard 325x204cm Galleria degli
Uffizi, Florence
Painting ID:: 38431
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Throning_God_mother_with_the_child
mk137
1310 Tempera on wood chalkboard 325x204cm Galleria degli
Uffizi, Florence
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The Demons are Cast out of Arezzo
mk156
1296-1297
Fresco
Upper Church of San Francesco
Painting ID:: 40126
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The_Demons_are_Cast_out_of_Arezzo
mk156
1296-1297
Fresco
Upper Church of San Francesco
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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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