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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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Painting ID:: 62986
Christ among the Doctors
1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua In a rich red robe, the little twelve-year-old Jesus sits in the temple and holds a discussion - as his gesture quite clearly indicates. The arches of the architecture seem to echo the young boy's speech and at the same time to concentrate events on him. The scribes listen closely and in doing so show quite different reactions. Only one of them is completely distracted by the appearance of the worried parents. Artist: GIOTTO di Bondone Painting Title: No. 22 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 6. Christ among the Doctors , 1301-1350 Painting Style: Italian , , religious
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Painting ID:: 62987
Baptism of Christ
1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua In spite of the high quality details of this scene, the irrational representation of the water in which Christ stands indicates that Giotto was still influenced by medieval iconographic conventions. Artist: GIOTTO di Bondone Painting Title: No. 23 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 7. Baptism of Christ , 1301-1350 Painting Style: Italian , , religious
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Painting ID:: 62988
Marriage at Cana
1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua The comic characterization of the guests and servants is noteworthy in this scene. Artist: GIOTTO di Bondone Painting Title: No. 24 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 8. Marriage at Cana , 1301-1350 Painting Style: Italian , , religious
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Painting ID:: 62989
Ecstasy of St Francis
1297-1300 Fresco, 270 x 230 cm Upper Church, San Francesco, Assisi This is the twelfth of the twenty-eight scenes (twenty-five of which were painted by Giotto) of Legend of Saint Francis. The five scenes from The Vision of the Flaming Chariot to St Francis in Ecstasy (No. 8-12) are characterized by inferior workmanship, especially in the figures. This scene was executed partly by assistants. Artist: GIOTTO di Bondone Painting Title: Legend of St Francis: 12. Ecstasy of St Francis , 1301-1350 Painting Style: Italian , , religious
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Painting ID:: 62990
St Francis Preaching before Honorius III
1297-1300 Fresco Upper Church, San Francesco, Assisi Worthy of notice is the rich Cosmati work on the Pope's foot stool, whose bright colours recall the vault of the Doctors. Artist: GIOTTO di Bondone Painting Title: Legend of St Francis: 17. St Francis Preaching before Honorius III (detail) , 1301-1350 Painting Style: Italian , , religious
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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.
. Related Artists to GIOTTO di Bondone: | Louis Hayet | Henri-Horace Roland de La Porte | Francisco de herrera the elder | Marin, John | Anders Askevold |
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