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Giotto di Bondone (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɔtto di bonˈdoːne]; c. 1267 – January 8, 1337), known mononymously as Giotto (UK: / ˈ dʒ ɒ t oʊ / JOT-oh, US: / dʒ i ˈ ɒ t oʊ, ˈ dʒ ɔː t oʊ / jee-OT-oh, JAW-toh) and Latinised as Giottus, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages.
Giotto, the most important Italian painter of the 14th century, whose works point to the innovations of the Renaissance style. Revered as the father of European painting and the first of the great Italian masters, Giotto is known for his altarpieces and for the fresco cycle in the Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy.
- Peter J. Murray
Giotto is one of the most important artists in the development of Western art. Pre-empting by a century many of the preoccupations and concerns of the Italian High Renaissance, his paintings ushered in a new era in painting that brought together religious antiquity and the developing idea of Renaissance Humanism.
- Italian
- Florence, Italy
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Sep 9, 2020 · Giotto di Bondone (b. 1267 or 1277 - d. 1337 CE), usually referred to as simply Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect whose work was hugely influential in the history of Western art. Giotto is most famous today for the cycle of frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel of Padua where his love of drama is most effective in such scenes as Judas ...
- Mark Cartwright
View all 136 artworks. Giotto lived in the XIII – XIV cent., a remarkable figure of Italian Proto Renaissance. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- Italian
- Florence, Italy
Nov 23, 2023 · When Giotto died in 1337 at around the age of 70 (his year of birth is unclear), he was given a ceremonious state funeral in Florence, the first time such an honor was bestowed upon an artist. In ...
Giotto (di Bondone), (born 1266–67/1276, Vespignano, near Florence—died Jan. 8, 1337, Florence), First of the great Italian painters, active in Florence. He decorated chapels and churches in Assisi, Rome, Padua, Florence, and Naples with frescoes and panel paintings.
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