Sunday, September 21, 2008

Jak Koning-- Giotto

Giotto (di Bondone) was an Italian artist in the 13th and 14th centuryies who painted and sculpted in Florence, Italy. He is considered one of the first great artist who contributed to the Italian Renaissance. You can see his use of perspective in the arches in the upper third of the painting and also in the change of height of the onlookers on either side of the work.

He is also the namesake for the Campanile di Giotto in Florence, but it was not completed to his design even though he was the chief the architect.


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