Vicchio: the birthplace of Giotto di Bondone

On the hills of Vespignano near Vicchio, a few miles from Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort, there is the birthplace of Giotto di Bondone, considered together with the master Cimabue, the most famous artist of the Italian Middle Ages. Giotto lived between 1276 and 1337 and buried in the ancient Santa Reparata Cathedral, Florence. He painted the Majesty of the Uffizi, the Cross of Santa Maria Novella, the frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel and the Basilica of Assisi.

The Tuscans who made history: Giotto

Giotto di Bondone – Making a Decisive Brake with the prevalent Style

Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), Cappella Scrovegni a Padova, Life of Christ, Last Supper . Giotto di Bondone (–1337) Alternative names Giotto Description Italian painter, architect, sculptor and goatherd Date of birth/ death

Cappella Scrovegni a Padova, Life of the Virgin. Wedding Procession (detail) . 1308. Giotto di Bondone (–1337) Alternative names Giotto Description Italian painter, architect, sculptor and goatherd Date of birth/ death 1267 /

Giotto di Bondone, Art in Tuscany

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