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Giotto di Bondone · 1303–1305

Giotto di Bondone: c. 1265–1337

Selected works

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Proto-RenaissanceItaly
Other names (17)

Ambrogio Bondone, Ambrogio Bondone Giotto, Ambrogio di Bondone, Ambrogio di Bondone Giotto, Angelus de, detto Giotto Bondonis, di Bondone Giotto, Dzhiotto, Dzhotto di Bondone, Giott`e, Giottè, Giotti, Giotto da Vespignano, Giotto de Bondone, Giotto Di Bondone, Giotto Fiorentino, L. di Giotto, Le Giotto

Giotto di Bondone was a Florentine painter whose work gave figures a striking sense of weight, gesture and emotional presence. His surviving paintings include religious panels and large fresco cycles in Padua and Florence. The Scrovegni Chapel's account of the lives of Mary and Christ places expressive figures within carefully organised settings. Giotto's activity also extended to Naples and other Italian centres. His early training remains debated: older accounts associate him with Cimabue, while scholarship also emphasises Roman painting. Artline's selection brings together a museum panel and scenes from the Padua cycle, preserving approximate dates and the distinction between a complete cycle and individual scenes.

Influenced by

  • Roman paintingscholarly consensus
    Evidence

    The National Gallery of Art identifies Roman painting as an influence on Giotto; a Roman period of training is a scholarly proposal, not an established apprenticeship.

    • National Gallery of Art, Washingtoninfluences

      The National Gallery of Art identifies Roman painting as an influence on Giotto; a Roman period of training is a scholarly proposal, not an established apprenticeship.

Later influence

Connections are still being researched.

Sources & research notes 16
  • Wikidata (CC0)authority enrichment

    Wikidata CC0: aliases, short description and non-deprecated P135 movement associations. No influence claims inferred. Review required.

  • The National Gallery, Londonbiography

    Original summary; editor review remains required. The authority gives a birth date of about 1265, whereas the initial seed and the supplied prototype screenshot used c. 1267.

  • National Gallery, Londonbiography

    Original concise biography based on this museum account, with observations about Artline’s selected works.

  • National Gallery of Art, Washingtonbiography

    Supplementary museum research for the training and influence discussion.

  • National Gallery of Artcatalogue authority

    NGA stable constituent ID 1342; source display: Florentine, c. 1265 - 1337. Existing editorial identity and biography retained; new activity interval uses dated selected works, not invented life dates.

  • Scrovegni Chapel, Paduageography

    The chapel in Padua dates its fresco decoration to 1303–1305.

  • National Gallery, Londongeography

    Geographic affiliations reviewed against the museum biography; country labels are modern reference geography, not claims of historical citizenship.

  • The National Gallery, Londonidentity

    Museum artist authority record.

  • National Gallery, Londonidentity

    Artist identity reviewed against this museum biography.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)identity

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • National Gallery, Londonmovements

    Primary movement is an editorial classification within Artline’s existing taxonomy, informed by this account of the artist’s period and practice.

  • Museum authority country reviewmuseum country review 20260913

    Country affiliation: Italy (IT).

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)ranking

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • The National Gallery, Londontimeline dates

    Starter authority link; record remains in review.

  • National Gallery, Londontimeline dates

    Life dates reviewed; approximate or uncertain dates remain qualified.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)timeline dates

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.