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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GIOTTO di Bondone The Devils Cast out of Arezzo (mk08) oil


The Devils Cast out of Arezzo (mk08)
Painting ID::  21137 		The Devils Cast out of Arezzo (mk08)
c.1296-1297 Freso,Assisi, San Franceso. Upper Church
c.1296-1297 Freso,Assisi, San_Franceso. Upper_Church
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone Crucifixion (mk08) oil


Crucifixion (mk08)
Painting ID::  21138 		Crucifixion (mk08)
1303-1305 Fresco.Padua, Arena Chapel
1303-1305 Fresco.Padua, Arena_Chapel
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone The Marriage Procession of the Virgin (mk08) oil


The Marriage Procession of the Virgin (mk08)
Painting ID::  21139 		The Marriage Procession of the Virgin (mk08)
1303-1305 Fresco.Padua,Arena Chapel
1303-1305 Fresco.Padua,Arena_Chapel
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone View of the Church of San Francesco dfg oil


View of the Church of San Francesco dfg
Painting ID::  6898 		View of the Church of San Francesco dfg
established in 1228 Convent of San Francesco, Assisi
established_in_1228 Convent_of_San_Francesco,_Assisi
   
   
     
GIOTTO di Bondone The Chapel viewed from the entrance dfg oil


The Chapel viewed from the entrance dfg
Painting ID::  6899 		The Chapel viewed from the entrance dfg
1303-06 Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
1303-06 Cappella_Scrovegni_(Arena_Chapel),_Padua
   
   
     
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     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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