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