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Feast of Herod Painting ID:: 44330
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GIOTTO di Bondone Feast of Herod 280 x 450 cm
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Expulsion of the Money-changers from the Temple Painting ID:: 44331
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GIOTTO di Bondone Expulsion of the Money-changers from the Temple 1304-06
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Judas-Betrayal Painting ID:: 44332
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GIOTTO di Bondone Judas-Betrayal 150 x 140 cm
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Washing of Feet Painting ID:: 44333
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GIOTTO di Bondone Washing of Feet 200 x 185 cm
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The Arrest of Christ Painting ID:: 44334
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GIOTTO di Bondone The Arrest of Christ 200 x 185 cm
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GIOTTO di Bondone
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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. |
Related Artists::. | Edward Bower | Giovanni Migliara | Francois Stroobant | |
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