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Who was Giotto?

FIRST ARTIST TO REPRESENT EMOTION, WEIGHT

AND SHADOW OF FIGURES

HIS STYLE WAS 100 YEARS AHEAD OF THE

RENAISSANCE

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Born in VicchioDied in Florence

12671337

Apparently, the youngapprentice painted a fly in oneof Cimabue’s piecesso realistically that the artisttried to brush it off

Able to drawa perfect “O”without a compass.

EVERY PAINTING IS A VOYAGE INTOA SACRED HARBOUR.

Giotto’s Bell Tower Piazza Duomo, Firenze

Crucifix Santa Maria Novella Church, Firenze

Scenes from the life of St. Francis Santa Croce, Firenze

Badia PolyptychUffizi Gallery, Firenze

The forerunner of the Renaissance, Giotto was a painter trained in the workshop of Cimabue, the renowned Italian painter.

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