Cimabue (c. 1240–1302), a.k.a. Benvenuto di Giuseppe, was a Florentine painter and mosaic maker. He is generally regarded as one of the first great Italian painters to deviate from the Italo-Byzantine style. Art from this period were comprised of forms and scenes that were highly stylized and relatively flat. Cimabue was an advocator of naturalism. His figures were conveyed in lifelike proportions and shading. Despite his favoring naturalism, his Maestà paintings contained Medieval styles and techniques. Learn more »

Paintings by Cimabue in Alphabetical Order

Crucifix, 1287-1288	Crucifix, 1280-1283	Crucifix, 1272
Enthroned Madonna with Angels, c.1285	Kristi gripande (detail)	Madonna and Child Enthroned (Maesta), c.1280-c.1285
Madonna Enthroned with the Child and Two Angels, 1280	Madonna Enthroned with the Child with Angels	Madonna Enthroned with the Child, St. Francis and Four Angels, 1280
Madonna Enthroned with the Child, St. Francis, St. Domenico and two Angels	Madonna with Child, 1283-1284	Saint Francis of Assisi (detail)
The Flagellation of Christ, 1280	The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels	The Virgin and Child in Majesty surrounded by Six Angels, 1270
View of the frescoes in the left transept, 1280-1283	Virgin Enthroned with Angels, 1290-1295	Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child(1)