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Giotto
Giotto di Bondone
Born: c.1266; Florence, Italy
Died: 08 January 1337; Florence, Italy
Active years: 1295 - 1337
Field: painting, fresco, architecture
Nationality: Italian
Art Movement: Proto Renaissance
School or Group: Florentine School
Considered one of the first of the Italian Renaissance artists, Giotto di Bondone was a talented painter and architect. Not only are his works celebrated today for their architectural style and subject matter, but he was also renowned by his contemporaries, including the Italian poets Boccaccio and Sacchetti, and Dante Alighieri, who mentioned the artist by name in his famous book The Divine Comedy. Michelango is also said to have studied his frescoes in the Peruzzi Chapel.
Giotto is most remembered for his break with the traditional Byzantine style, and by introducing the technique of drawing accurately from life. He went away with the typical Byzantine style of elongated faces and stylized clothing, and instead incorporated three-dimensional forms, based on real observation, and garments hanging naturally with real weight. All of his breaks from tradition earned him the reputation of creating a new standard of representational painting. He actively invited the viewer into the scene by creating real human faces and real emotion.
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The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt, 1296-1297
Confirmation of the Rule, 1297-1299
Death and Ascension of St. Francis, 1300
The Road to Calvary, c.1305
Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ), c.1304-c.1306
Pentecost, c.1304-c.1306
The Arrest of Christ (Kiss of Judas), c.1304-c.1306
Adoration of the Magi, c.1304-c.1306
Madonna in Maest (Ognissanti Madonna), c.1306-c.1310
Feast of Herod, 1320
The Crucifixion, c.1320-c.1325
The Birth of St. John the Baptist and his father Zacharias writing his name
Artworks by Style
Proto Renaissance
The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt, 1296-1297
Confirmation of the Rule, 1297-1299
Dream of the Palace, 1297-1299
Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo, 1297-1299
Miracle of the Crucifix, 1297-1299
Pentecost, c.1290-c.1299
St. Francis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man, 1297-1299
St. Francis Preaching a Sermon to Pope Honorius III, 1297-1299
St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-1299
St. Francis Renounces all Worldly Goods, 1297-1299
The Dream of Innocent III, 1297-1299
The Miracle of the Spring, 1297-1299
Artworks by Series
Scenes from the Life of Christ
Christ Before Caiaphas, c.1305
Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet, c.1305
The Baptism of Christ, c.1305
The Entry into Jerusalem, c.1305
The Massacre of the Innocents, c.1305
The Road to Calvary, c.1305
Adoration of the Magi, c.1304-c.1306
Christ among the Doctors, c.1304-c.1306
Expulsion of the Money-changers, c.1304-c.1306
Flagellation, c.1304-c.1306
Flight into Egypt, c.1304-c.1306
Judas Receiving Payment for his Betrayal, c.1304-c.1306
Scenes from the Life of Joachim
The Dream of Joachim, c.1305
Annunciation to St Anne, c.1304-c.1306
Joachim among the Shepherds, c.1304-c.1306
Joachim's Sacrificial Offering, c.1304-c.1306
Rejection of Joachim's Sacrifice, c.1304-c.1306
The Meeting at the Golden Gate, 1304-1306
Life of St John the Baptist
Annunciation to Zacharias, 1320
Feast of Herod, 1320
The Birth of St. John the Baptist and his father Zacharias writing his name
Legend of St. Francis
Confirmation of the Rule, 1297-1299
Dream of the Palace, 1297-1299
Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo, 1297-1299
Miracle of the Crucifix, 1297-1299
St. Francis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man, 1297-1299
Vision of the Flaming Chariot, 1297-1299
Apparition to Fra Agostino and to Bishop Guido of Arezzo, 1300
Canonization of St Francis, 1300
Death and Ascension of St. Francis, 1300
Dream of St. Gregory, 1300
Ecstasy of St. Francis, 1297-1300
St. Francis Mourned by St. Clare, 1300
Life of St John the Evangelist
Ascension of the Evangelist, 1320
Raising of Drusiana, 1320
St John on Patmos, 1320
The Seven Virtues
Charity
Faith
Fortitude
Hope
Justice
Prudence
Temperance
Life of Saint Francis
Confirmation of the Rule
The Seven Vices
Desperation, 1306
Envy, 1306
Inconstancy, 1306
Infidelity, 1306
Injustice, 1306
Wrath, 1306
Scenes from the Old Testament
Isaac Rejecting Esau
Isaac Blessing Jacob
Scenes from the New Testament
Pentecost, c.1290-c.1299
Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis
St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, c.1295-c.1300
St. Francis Renouncing his Worldly Goods, c.1320
Trial by Fire of St. Francis of Assisi before the Sultan of Egypt, c.1320
St. Francis Appears to St. Anthony in Arles, 1325
The Death of St. Francis, 1325
Legend of St Francis
The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt, 1296-1297
St. Francis Preaching a Sermon to Pope Honorius III, 1297-1299
St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-1299
St. Francis Renounces all Worldly Goods, 1297-1299
The Dream of Innocent III, 1297-1299
The Miracle of the Spring, 1297-1299
The Vision of the Thrones, 1297-1299
St. Francis Honoured by a Simple Man, 1300
St. Francis of Assisi Preparing the Christmas Crib at Grecchio, 1297-1300
St. Jerome Checking the Stigmata on the Body of St. Francis, 1300
The Apparition at the Chapter House at Arles, 1297-1300
The Death of the Knight of Celano, 1297-1300
Scenes from the Life of the Virgin
The Marriage of the Virgin, c.1305
The Virgin's Wedding Procession, 1305
The Bringing of the Rods to the Temple, c.1304-c.1306
The Suitors Praying, c.1304-c.1306
Visitation, 1306
Artworks by Genre
religious painting
The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt, 1296-1297
Vision of the Flaming Chariot, 1297-1299
The Vision of the Thrones, 1297-1299
The Miracle of the Spring, 1297-1299
The Dream of Innocent III, 1297-1299
St. Francis Renounces all Worldly Goods, 1297-1299
St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-1299
St. Francis Preaching a Sermon to Pope Honorius III, 1297-1299
St. Francis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man, 1297-1299
Pentecost, c.1290-c.1299
Miracle of the Crucifix, 1297-1299
Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo, 1297-1299
allegorical painting
Desperation, 1306
Envy, 1306
Injustice, 1306
Infidelity, 1306
Inconstancy, 1306
Wrath, 1306
Charity
Faith
Hope
Fortitude
Foolishness
Justice
Artworks by Technique
fresco
The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt, 1296-1297
The Vision of the Thrones, 1297-1299
Vision of the Flaming Chariot, 1297-1299
The Dream of Innocent III, 1297-1299
The Miracle of the Spring, 1297-1299
Pentecost, c.1290-c.1299
St. Francis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man, 1297-1299
St. Francis Preaching a Sermon to Pope Honorius III, 1297-1299
St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-1299
St. Francis Renounces all Worldly Goods, 1297-1299
Miracle of the Crucifix, 1297-1299
Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo, 1297-1299
tempera
Madonna and Child, c.1295-c.1300
St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, c.1295-c.1300
The Crucifixion, c.1290-c.1300
Badia Polyptych, 1301-1302
Madonna in Maest (Ognissanti Madonna), c.1306-c.1310
Nacelle, c.1305-c.1313
Crucifixion, c.1315
The Crucifixion, c.1310-c.1317
The Crucifixion, 1317
The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple, c.1320
The Epiphany, c.1320
Crucifixion, c.1320-c.1325
