1300-1400 Proto-Renaissance
An introduction to the style of the Proto-Renaissance by way of a comparison of Cimabue's Santa Trinita Madonna, c. 1280, with Giotto's Ognissanti Madonna, c. 1310—both in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
In this video, the panel by Cimabue is on the left, and Giotto's painting is on the right.
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Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker
Where and When
Italy
1300-1400
1300-1400
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