Giotto di bondone biography facts record
Giotto di bondone.
Giotto di bondone biography facts record
Giotto di Bondone
| Italian painter Country: Italy |
Content:
- Biography of Giotto di Bondone
- A Revolutionary Artist
- The Arena Chapel
Biography of Giotto di Bondone
Giotto di Bondone was an Italian artist and architect of the Proto-Renaissance period.
He was born in a small village called Vespignano, where he worked as a shepherd and would sketch sheep on rocks using a sharp stone. One day, he was discovered by the painter Cimabue, who took him to Florence to become his apprentice.
Giotto was soon recognized as the father of Italian painting by his contemporaries, including the poet Dante, who considered him a friend.
A Revolutionary Artist
Despite his physical appearance, with a stocky build, short arms and legs, a large head on a bull-like neck, bulging eyes, and a small sharp nose on an asymmetrical face, Giotto revolutionized the art world.
His artistic genius was brilliantly described by Giovanni Boccaccio in "The Decameron": "Giotto, thanks to his incomparab