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When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...
Assisi, Italy, Dec 17, 2021 / 15:17 pm. Saint Francis' hometown of Assisi has once again been illuminated with Giotto’s frescoes this Christmas season.
Giotto changed all that. Using softer modeling on the features and a more colorful palette, he created figures that looked true to life. In the place of the mask-like visages of the Byzantines, he ...
When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...
Born around 1267 in a village near Florence, Giotto di Bondone was a pivotal figure in Western art. According to Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists," the shepherd boy was discovered by ...