Giotto :: Essays Papers

Giotto The artist I chose for my work was Giotto and his artwork The Epiphany. Giotto was one of the great artists during the period of Renaissance. The mental picture of the Giotto The Epiphany is ab bring out the birth of Jesus. The material used in this painting is tempera on wood. It is painted on to wooden panel with gold ground. Tempera is an egg-based paint, which foster the painting look shinier and long lasting. There were many things, which I learned about Giotto, which I was unaware during my research. I found out when Giotto was born and when he die where was he born. I found out that Giotto talent was discovered by Cimabue and he was the teacher of Giotto and how Cimabue supposedly saw the 12- year-old boy sketching one of his stupefys sheep on a flat rock and was so impressed with his talent that he persuaded the father to let Giotto become his pupil. I learned that Giotto initial being freed from the shackle of medieval restraint. Giotto was mainly kno wn for his religious artwork which help me in coming t conclusion that he was dealt largely in the religious subjects, but he also gave these subject an earthly, full-blooded life and forces. I found out that in 1334 the city of Florence honored Giotto with the title of Magnus Magister (Great Master) and appoint him city architect and superintendent of public works. In this capacity he designed the famous campanile (bell tower). During my research I was able to find out about Giottos family that he was married and left six children at his death. There was one really interest thing about Giotto was the work of plan Campanile was left unfinished by Giotto this was because he died at the time he was doing this work. He also left his impact of artwork on highschool renaissance artist like Michelangelo that this artist used Giottos idea of painting. During my research of Giotto and his artwork The Epiphany there were lots of question in my mind of which any(prenominal) were an swered and some were not answered and they still trouble me.