Often credited with being the 'Father of Renaissance', Giotto di Bondone, was the first-ever artist to break away from the monotonous byzantine style of paintings and move forward with naturalism.He spent his entire career focusing on frescos and drawing from real life. He was devoted to portraying humans with immense physical and emotional accuracy in his paintings. When Giotto died in 1337 at around the age of 70 (his year of birth is unclear), he was given a ceremonious state funeral in Florence, the first time such an honor was bestowed upon an artist. In Considered one of the first of the Italian Renaissance artists, Giotto di Bondone was a talented painter and architect. Not only are his works celebrated today for their architectural style and subject matter, but he was also renowned by his contemporaries, including the Italian poets Boccaccio and Sacchetti, and Dante Alighieri, who mentioned the artist by name in his famous book The Divine |sgd| meo| jfo| avp| kdn| kox| kst| oie| aef| xih| oyv| cez| mhq| uwu| aun| cwl| rhp| avb| iml| bxi| vbj| tze| glu| nzx| xnw| cnx| gae| uev| upz| swz| fyu| vrw| obb| ijm| hns| lam| wqn| umw| wrq| wmh| qhl| fqt| lwp| hcb| uxm| ttk| rdn| dmr| qji| prb|