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The Lamentation GiottoArena Chapel. (1305-1306)
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321Giotto di Bondone, 1266-1337
“Cimabue thought that in paintingHe commanded the field, and now Giotto has the acclaim”
Dante, Purgatory (XI, 94-96)
Arena Chapel, Padua
Late Medieval or
Proto-Renaissance?
Panel from St. Francis AltarpieceBonaventura Berlinghieri1235Tempera on wood60” x 42”
Madonna Ethroned with Angels and ProphetsCimabue1285Tempera and gold on wood11’7” x 7’4”
Cultural Significance
• Dawning humanism
• Artist’s experience of seeing the world
MichelangeloThe PietaMarble1498-1499