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 Joachim Takes Refuge in the Wilderness (mk08) oil


Joachim Takes Refuge in the Wilderness (mk08)
Painting ID::  21149
Joachim Takes Refuge in the Wilderness (mk08)
C.1303-1305 Fresco.c.185x200cm Padua, Arena Chapel
C.1303-1305 Fresco.c.185x200cm Padua, Arena_Chapel
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Francis Receiving the Stigmata (mk05) oil


Francis Receiving the Stigmata (mk05)
Painting ID::  19968
Francis Receiving the Stigmata (mk05)
Wood 123 1/4 x 64 1/4''(313 x 163 cm).From the Church of San Francesco in Pisa entered the Louvre in 1814 INV
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Coretto (mk14) oil


Coretto (mk14)
Painting ID::  21955
Coretto (mk14)
1305 Fresco Cappella degli Scrovegni,Padua
1305 Fresco Cappella_degli_Scrovegni,Padua
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone The Lamentation (nn03) oil


The Lamentation (nn03)
Painting ID::  23303
The Lamentation (nn03)
c 1305 Fresco 200 x 185 cm 78 3/4 x 72 7/8 in Cappella dei Scrovegni,Padua
   
   
     

GIOTTO di Bondone Last Judgement oil


Last Judgement
Painting ID::  30388
Last Judgement
mk68 Fresco Padua Arena Chapel c.1306 Italy
mk68 Fresco Padua Arena_Chapel c.1306 Italy
   
   
     

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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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