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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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Legend of St Francis St Francis Preaching before Pope Honorius Ill
mk156
1296-1297
Fresco
Painting ID:: 40127
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Legend_of_St_Francis_St_Francis_Preaching_before_Pope_Honorius_Ill
mk156
1296-1297
Fresco
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Flight into Egypt
mk156
200x185cm
1303-05
Painting ID:: 40128
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Flight_into_Egypt
mk156
200x185cm
1303-05
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Meeting at the Golden Gate
mk156
1303-05
Fresco
Cappella Scrovegni
Painting ID:: 40129
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Meeting_at_the_Golden_Gate
mk156
1303-05
Fresco
Cappella Scrovegni
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Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
mk156
1303-05
Fresco
Cappella degli Scrovegni Dell- Arena
Padua
Painting ID:: 40130
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Presentation_of_the_Virgin_in_the_Temple
mk156
1303-05
Fresco
Cappella degli Scrovegni Dell- Arena
Padua
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Ognissanti Madonna
mk156
1305-10
Tempera on panel
325x204cm
Galleria degli Uffizi,Florence
Painting ID:: 40133
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Ognissanti_Madonna
mk156
1305-10
Tempera on panel
325x204cm
Galleria degli Uffizi,Florence
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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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