Comparison between the Crucifixes’ of Cimabue and Giotto HU 200: Humanities Chris Wright May 4‚ 2014 Brookline College Comparison between the Crucifixes’ of Cimabue and Giotto I come from a Roman Catholic household in which we had a crucifix in every room. I asked my mother why one day and she told me that having a wall crucifix in every room where your family gathers‚ as well as in every bedroom just above the doorway‚ was a great visual reminder of God’s
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Madonna and Child Enthroned (ca. 1310)‚ 10’ 6” Cimabue‚ Madonna and Child with Angels and Prophets (ca. 1280-1290)‚ 12’ 7” X 7’ 4”. Madonna and Child with Angels and Prophets‚ an alter piece standing some 12 feet and 7 inches tall‚ was created around 1280-1290 A.D. for the Church of Santa Trinità in Florence‚ Italy and is now in the Galleria delgi Uffizi Florence. This iconographical piece was constructed through tempera and gold leaf on wood by Cimabue‚ an Italian painter who brought classical tradition
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controversial subject. Giotto is said to have altered the course of painting in Western Europe‚ striking out of the Gothic and Byzantine styles towards the Renaissance. Giotto was under the apprenticeship of a great Florentine painter named Cimabue‚ from around the age of 10. Some of this earliest works were for the Dominicans at the Santa Maria Novello‚ including the Crucifix‚ which is about 5 meters high and is dated around 1290. Giotto was thought to have worked in Rome from around 1297-1300
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Final Project Laura Wittwer Throughout history artists have been drawn to epicenters of art for numerous reasons. In these gatherings art movements have been formed. The three main centers and movements focused on here are the Venice-Florence-Venice triangle‚ which brought us the Renaissance and High Renaissance period. Paris‚ which attracted artists who began the Impressionism and Post-Impressionism movement and New York where Abstract Expressionism emerged. The artists of the high Renaissance
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relic‚ despite the fact that it was agnostic. Concerning the visual expressions‚ the humanist’s accentuation on human organization encouraged a reestablished enthusiasm for authenticity and the rendering of life structures and feelings. First‚ In Cimabue‚ you have little feeling of extraordinary expansions. The heavenly attendants to the side of the virgin are stacked upon each other‚ instead of subsiding in space. It stays hazy how the Virgin sits on the pad on her position of authority. Most strikingly
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classical and naturalist style took on other stylistic components that very well exhibited a 3-dimensional space upon a 2-dimensional plane. In personal opinion‚ if the goal was to surpass Cimabue‚ then Giotto definitely showed prowess by giving his figure of the virgin a more assertive and realistic presence. Both Cimabue and Giotto use the ever-common gold background to unify their pieces. The
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CIMABUE: Virgin and Child in Glory surrounded by six angels‚ c. 1280‚ wood‚ Musee de Louvre 1. ARTIST: Cimabue- also known as Cenni Di Pepi’ a. Generally regarded as one of the first great Italian painters to break away from the Italo-Byzantine style‚ a.i. he still relied on Byzantine traits. b. Painter and mosaicist‚ b.i. Cimabue used the formal traits of Byzantine art‚ b.i.1. Brought emotional aspects‚ b.i.2. An increased concern with naturalism‚ b.i.3. New awareness of three-dimensional
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Italy‚ near Florence. Little is known about Di Bondone’s childhood and family. He exhibited great talent from a very young age and became an apprentice to the painter Cimabue. Cimabue noticed di Bondone sketching sheep at age 12 and was amazed with his work that he asked di Bondone’s father if he could became his apprentice. Cimabue went to Assisi to work on a collection of large frescoes at the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and it is assumed
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Byzantine Christian par.5). This style of work is the very basis of comparison of Cimabue’s work and the work of his student Giotto. The paintings in question for comparison are “Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Profits” or “Santa Trinita Madonna‚” by Cimabue‚ and “Ognissanti Madonna‚” by Giotto.
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1. Cimabue Virgin and Child Enthroned 2. Giotto Virgin and Child Enthroned The Giotto and Cimabue are obviously different versions of the Virgin and Child Enthroned. But because they are different versions they have their differences. When i first look at the Cimabue piece the first thing i focus my eyes on is the sweet‚ tender‚ loving face the Virgin has on her warm yellow face. Her eyes are looking outward towards the audience which i feel helps you feel like you are part of the enthroning
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