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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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Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo
270 x 230 cm
Painting ID:: 44350
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Exorcism_of_the_Demons_at_Arezzo
270 x 230 cm
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Ecstasy of St Francis
270 x 230 cm
Painting ID:: 44351
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Ecstasy_of_St_Francis
270 x 230 cm
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Institution of the Crib at Greccio
270 x 230 cm
Painting ID:: 44352
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Institution_of_the_Crib_at_Greccio
270 x 230 cm
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Miracle of the Spring
1297-1300
270 x 200 cm
Painting ID:: 44353
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Miracle_of_the_Spring
1297-1300
270 x 200 cm
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Sermon to the Birds
270 x 200 cm
Painting ID:: 44354
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Sermon_to_the_Birds
270 x 200 cm
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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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