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Ascension of the Evangelist Painting ID:: 52389
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GIOTTO di Bondone Ascension of the Evangelist 1320 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
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Stigmatisation of Saint Francis Painting ID:: 52390
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GIOTTO di Bondone Stigmatisation of Saint Francis 1325 Fresco, 390 x 370 cm
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Renunciation of Wordly Goods Painting ID:: 52391
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GIOTTO di Bondone Renunciation of Wordly Goods 1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
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Apparition at Arles Painting ID:: 52392
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GIOTTO di Bondone Apparition at Arles 1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 cm
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Death and Ascension of St Francis Painting ID:: 52393
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GIOTTO di Bondone Death and Ascension of St Francis c. 1325 Fresco, 280 x 450 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::. | BRAMANTE | Francis Day | Raphael Von Ambros | |
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