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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 Epiphany
1320-25
Tempera on wood, gold ground,
45,1 x 43,8 cm
Painting ID:: 44311
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The_Epiphany
1320-25
Tempera on wood, gold ground,
45,1 x 43,8 cm
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Stigmatization of St Francis
1300
Tempera on wood,
314 x 162 cm
Painting ID:: 44312
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Stigmatization_of_St_Francis
1300
Tempera on wood,
314 x 162 cm
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Descent into Limbo
1320-25
Tempera on wood,
45 x 44 cm
Painting ID:: 44315
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Descent_into_Limbo
1320-25
Tempera on wood,
45 x 44 cm
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Pentecost
1320-25
Egg tempera on poplar,
46 x 44 cm
Painting ID:: 44316
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Pentecost
1320-25
Egg tempera on poplar,
46 x 44 cm
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Last Judgment
1000 x 840 cm
Painting ID:: 44327
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Last_Judgment
1000 x 840 cm
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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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