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Giotto, European Art To 1599, Biographies
Related Category: European Art To 1599, Biographies
Giotto (Giotto di Bondone)[jOt´tO dE bOndO´nA] Pronunciation Key - Training
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Giotto reputedly was born at Colle, near Florence. According to tradition, he was a pupil of Cimabue. Modern critics also see the influence of the Roman school exemplified by Pietro Cavallini and of the sculptors Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. Whatever his training, it is certain that Giotto broke with the formulas of Byzantine painting and gave new life to the art of painting in Italy.
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