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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Giotto's next riposte to Enzo would be even more significant. According to legend, Enzo insulted a certain tractor manufacturer when some complaints were made about the quality of Ferrari's road cars.

An Italian engineer born in 1926, Giotto Bizzarrini was best known for his work on the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. Featured. Featured. Breaking News. White House Watch.

The new Cosworth-built V12 engine has a displacement of 6.6 liters, or 6,626 cc to be exact, which is also a reference to Giotto Bizzarrini’s date of birth (June 6, 1926).

The Giotto’s mechanical layout is quite unlike that of its 5300 GT forefather, which used a front-mounted 5.3-litre small-block V8 from Chevrolet to drive the rear wheels.

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.

A devil's face hidden for centuries has been revealed in a fresco by the Italian renaissance master Giotto. An Italian art historian, Chiara Frugoni, spotted the devil's profile in the fresco's ...