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 Epiphany oil


The Epiphany
Painting ID::  44311
The Epiphany
1320-25 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 45,1 x 43,8 cm
1320-25_ Tempera_on_wood,_gold_ground,_ 45,1_x_43,8_cm
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Stigmatization of St Francis oil


Stigmatization of St Francis
Painting ID::  44312
Stigmatization of St Francis
1300 Tempera on wood, 314 x 162 cm
1300_ Tempera_on_wood,_ 314_x_162_cm
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Descent into Limbo oil


Descent into Limbo
Painting ID::  44315
Descent into Limbo
1320-25 Tempera on wood, 45 x 44 cm
1320-25_ Tempera_on_wood,_ 45_x_44_cm
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Pentecost oil


Pentecost
Painting ID::  44316
Pentecost
1320-25 Egg tempera on poplar, 46 x 44 cm
1320-25 _Egg_tempera_on_poplar,_ 46_x_44_cm
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Last Judgment oil


Last Judgment
Painting ID::  44327
Last Judgment
1000 x 840 cm
1000_x_840_cm
   
   
     

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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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