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Giotto di Bondone (c.1267-1337) “ Father of Renaissance Painting ”. The Madonna in Majesty (Maestà) , Cimabue, 1285-86 Tempera on panel, 385 x 223 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Young Giotto apprenticed in the workshop of Cimabue, the great Florentine painter of the time.
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Giotto di Bondone(c.1267-1337)“Father of Renaissance Painting”
The Madonna in Majesty (Maestà), Cimabue, 1285-86Tempera on panel, 385 x 223 cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence • Young Giotto apprenticed in the workshop of Cimabue, the great Florentine painter of the time. • When Giotto’s skill surpassed that of his master, Cimabue helped his star pupil set up his own workshop.
Christ the PantocratorCathedral of Monreale, c. 1190Artist not known • Byzantine artists did not attempt to imitate reality. • Their scenes lacked depth. • There is no definite light source. • Their goal was to teach the Christian faith.
Note how Cimabue’s Madonna Maestà differs from the one painted by Giotto about 25 years later.
Legend of St Francis: StFrancis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man, 1297-99Fresco, 270 x 230 cm Upper Church, San Francesco, Assisi • Giotto had probably already been to Assisi while apprenticed to Cimabue. • Some time around 1290, he returned to paint the life story of St. Francis.
Scenes from the Life of the Virgin: Visitation, 1306Fresco, 150 x 140 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua • The fresco cycle in the Arena Chapel at Padua is considered to be Giotto’s greatest work. • It was commissioned by the richest citizen of Padua and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Scenes from the Life of Christ: Nativity: Birth of Jesus, 1304-06, Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
No. 29 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 13. Last Supper, 1304-06, Fresco, 200 x 185 cm, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Scenes from the Life of Christ: Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ), 1304-06, Fresco, 200 x 185 cm , Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Scenes from the Life of Christ: Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ), detail, 1304-06, Fresco, 200 x 185 cm , Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Scenes from the Life of Christ: Resurrection (Noli me tangere), 1304-06, Fresco, 200 x 185 cm, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Last Judgment (detail), 1306, FrescoCappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua • Giotto included a portrait of Scrovengni in his fresco of the Last Judgment. • He is shown offering the church that he has commissioned to three Marys.
Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis: Death and Ascension of St Francis (detail), c. 1325, Fresco Bardi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence
Campanile de Giotto, Florence • In 1334, Giotto, as the greatest living artist, was appointed architect to the cathedral in Florence. • In the last three years of his life, he planned and began building the bell tower (campanile). • It was not finished until after his death, in 1357.