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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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Joachim Takes Refuge in the Wilderness (mk08)
C.1303-1305
Fresco.c.185x200cm
Padua,
Arena Chapel
Painting ID:: 21149
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Joachim_Takes_Refuge_in_the_Wilderness_(mk08)
C.1303-1305
Fresco.c.185x200cm
Padua,
Arena Chapel
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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
Painting ID:: 19968
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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
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Coretto (mk14)
1305
Fresco
Cappella degli Scrovegni,Padua
Painting ID:: 21955
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Coretto_(mk14)
1305
Fresco
Cappella degli Scrovegni,Padua
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The Lamentation (nn03)
c 1305 Fresco 200 x 185 cm 78 3/4 x 72 7/8 in Cappella dei Scrovegni,Padua
Painting ID:: 23303
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The_Lamentation_(nn03)
c 1305 Fresco 200 x 185 cm 78 3/4 x 72 7/8 in Cappella dei Scrovegni,Padua
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Last Judgement
mk68
Fresco
Padua
Arena Chapel
c.1306
Italy
Painting ID:: 30388
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Last_Judgement
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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