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Giotto and painting of reality in
Frescoes of Assisi
Giotto and the renewal of painting: realism
and intuitive perspective, in four frescoes in
Assisi.
The changes in painting from medieval to modern
times can be seen in the work of the great early
Renaissance artist Giotto. The simplicity and strength
of his forms, as well as the humanism he infused in his
works, set him apart from his Byzantine
contemporaries and at the forefront of Italian painting
in the early years of the Renaissance.
The Story of St. Francis
Assisi
A famous cycle depicting the life of St. Francis,
adorns the walls of the Upper Church of St. Francis at
Assisi. The cycle consists of twenty-eight panels
around the lower part of the walls of the nave and
entrance.
The gift of mantle
This work stunned the poet Dante!
GIOTTO BREAKS WITH
BYZANTINE ART
St. Francis is giving his mantle to a poor man
in a landscape with natural elements. The
lanscape is real, it isn’t abstract, as in the
earlier painting.
The Renunciation Of Worldly Goods
This is the fifth of the twenty-eight scenes of
Legend of Saint Francis.
When Francis' father accuses his son of
squandering his fortune, Francis returns to him
even the clothes he is wearing, and repudiates
him. Giotto illustrates this sensational public
separation, which signifies the decisive step
towards the saint's future life of poverty, by means
of the two groups of people on opposite sides. The
buildings further reinforce the gulf between the two
worlds.
How are the architecture of these frescoes?
What about their depth?
The renunciation of wordly goods
The building in this scene has a real
loggia and is threedimensional.
The Institution of the Crib at Greccio
Giotto paints the scene with exquisite
tenderness.
No painter had never driven to such realism:
the viewer viewed from the usually reserved
only for the priests. There is a wooden cross
obliquely inclined towards the nave.
The preaching before Onorio III
The room is open in the illusionary wall. There
are slender columns and three groups of
characters, arranged in a curved line. All the
elements give a sense of depth.

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Giotto and the painting of reality in Assisi

  • 1. Album foto di Casa Giotto and painting of reality in Frescoes of Assisi
  • 2. Giotto and the renewal of painting: realism and intuitive perspective, in four frescoes in Assisi. The changes in painting from medieval to modern times can be seen in the work of the great early Renaissance artist Giotto. The simplicity and strength of his forms, as well as the humanism he infused in his works, set him apart from his Byzantine contemporaries and at the forefront of Italian painting in the early years of the Renaissance.
  • 3. The Story of St. Francis Assisi A famous cycle depicting the life of St. Francis, adorns the walls of the Upper Church of St. Francis at Assisi. The cycle consists of twenty-eight panels around the lower part of the walls of the nave and entrance.
  • 4. The gift of mantle This work stunned the poet Dante!
  • 5. GIOTTO BREAKS WITH BYZANTINE ART St. Francis is giving his mantle to a poor man in a landscape with natural elements. The lanscape is real, it isn’t abstract, as in the earlier painting.
  • 6. The Renunciation Of Worldly Goods This is the fifth of the twenty-eight scenes of Legend of Saint Francis.
  • 7. When Francis' father accuses his son of squandering his fortune, Francis returns to him even the clothes he is wearing, and repudiates him. Giotto illustrates this sensational public separation, which signifies the decisive step towards the saint's future life of poverty, by means of the two groups of people on opposite sides. The buildings further reinforce the gulf between the two worlds. How are the architecture of these frescoes? What about their depth?
  • 8. The renunciation of wordly goods The building in this scene has a real loggia and is threedimensional.
  • 9. The Institution of the Crib at Greccio
  • 10. Giotto paints the scene with exquisite tenderness. No painter had never driven to such realism: the viewer viewed from the usually reserved only for the priests. There is a wooden cross obliquely inclined towards the nave.
  • 11. The preaching before Onorio III The room is open in the illusionary wall. There are slender columns and three groups of characters, arranged in a curved line. All the elements give a sense of depth.