This work is part of the “problematic” Assisian cycle – “problematic” in the sense that there are still disputes over the authorship of Giotto. Be that as it may, these

This large altarpiece of Giotto, representing the Virgin and Child, surrounded by angels and saints, is made in the tradition of the XI-XIII centuries. Then the Italian painting was under

One of the main achievements of the Jottian art can be considered the intensive development in it of the qualities of maximum visual clarity, allowing to achieve exhaustive clarity of

The last surviving paintings of Giotto are the frescoes in the chapels of Bardi and Peruzzi in the Florentine church of Santa Croce. This is one of them. She enters

“The Madonna of Onisanti” is the only easel work that is undoubtedly performed by Giotto himself. However, there are several other similar works attributed to Giotto’s brush. Three of them

The composition scheme of this Giotto fresco connects certain features of the Byzantine prototype with completely new motifs that can enhance the so important for the artist effect of the

Giotto introduced into the traditional system of murals new subjects related to the life of Joachim and Anna, the parents of Mary – the Mother of Christ. The landscape in

Fleeing from the massacre in Bethlehem by King Herod, the Holy Family travels to Egypt. This work Giotto – a real masterpiece of the compositional organization. The movement consisting of

In his works, Giotto often chose this type of multi-figure, composition, where the main plot action is accompanied by many side events. At first glance, small and minor, they together

This scene from the cycle of fresco paintings of the Capilla del Arena confirms the established view that the principles of the visual stylistics of Giotto, generally designed to provide