Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), or simply, Giotto, was one of the earliest Italian Renaissance painters. He was well known for his frescos and his artistic contributions to architecture. Giotto carefully observed subjects from life and translated those observations into his paintings. This marked the start of artists moving away from stylization and towards a more realistic representation of the world around them. The frescoes that he painted inside the Arena Chapel in Padua are considered to be one of the most important masterworks of his time.
Paintings by Giotto in Chronological Order:
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| The Trial by Fire, St. Francis offers to walk through fire, to convert the Sultan of Egypt, 1296-1297 | Confirmation of the Rule, 1297-1299 | Dream of the Palace, 1297-1299 |
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| Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo, 1297-1299 | Miracle of the Crucifix, 1297-1299 | Pentecost, c.1290-c.1299 |
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| St. Francis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man, 1297-1299 | St. Francis Preaching a Sermon to Pope Honorius III, 1297-1299 | St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-1299 |
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| St. Francis Renounces all Worldly Goods, 1297-1299 | The Dream of Innocent III, 1297-1299 | The Miracle of the Spring, 1297-1299 |
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| The Vision of the Thrones, 1297-1299 | Vision of the Flaming Chariot, 1297-1299 | Apparition to Fra Agostino and to Bishop Guido of Arezzo, 1300 |
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| Ascension of Christ, c.1300 | Canonization of St Francis, 1300 | Death and Ascension of St. Francis, 1300 |
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| Dream of St. Gregory, 1300 | Ecstasy of St. Francis, 1297-1300 | Madonna and Child, c.1295-c.1300 |
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| Madonna and Child, c.1295-c.1300 | St. Francis Honoured by a Simple Man, 1300 | St. Francis Mourned by St. Clare, 1300 |
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| St. Francis of Assisi Preparing the Christmas Crib at Grecchio, 1297-1300 | St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, c.1295-c.1300 | St. Jerome Checking the Stigmata on the Body of St. Francis, 1300 |
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| St. Paul, c.1290-c.1300 | St. Peter, c.1290-c.1300 | Stigmatization of St. Francis, 1297-1300 |
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| The Apparition at the Chapter House at Arles, 1297-1300 | The Crucifixion, c.1290-c.1300 | The Death of the Knight of Celano, 1297-1300 |
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| Death and Ascension of St. Francis (detail), 1300 | Badia Polyptych, 1301-1302 | Christ Before Caiaphas, c.1305 |
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| Christ Washing the Disciples’ Feet, c.1305 | The Ascension, c.1305 | The Baptism of Christ, c.1305 |
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| The Dream of Joachim, c.1305 | The Entry into Jerusalem, c.1305 | The Marriage of the Virgin, c.1305 |
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| The Massacre of the Innocents, c.1305 | The Road to Calvary, c.1305 | The Virgin’s Wedding Procession, 1305 |
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| Adoration of the Magi, c.1304-c.1306 | Annunciation to St Anne, c.1304-c.1306 | Annunciation: The Angel Gabriel Sent by God, 1306 |
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| Annunciation: The Virgin Receiving the Message, 1306 | Christ among the Doctors, c.1304-c.1306 | Desperation, 1306 |
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| Envy, 1306 | Expulsion of the Money-changers, c.1304-c.1306 | Flagellation, c.1304-c.1306 |
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| Flight into Egypt, c.1304-c.1306 | God Sends Gabriel to the Virgin, 1306 | Inconstancy, 1306 |
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| Infidelity, 1306 | Injustice, 1306 | Joachim among the Shepherds, c.1304-c.1306 |
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| Joachim’s Sacrificial Offering, c.1304-c.1306 | Judas Receiving Payment for his Betrayal, c.1304-c.1306 | Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ), c.1304-c.1306 |
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| Last Judgment, 1306 | Last Supper, c.1304-c.1306 | Marriage at Cana, c.1304-c.1306 |
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| Nativity. Birth of Jesus, c.1304-c.1306 | Pentecost, c.1304-c.1306 | Presentation of Christ at the Temple, c.1304-c.1306 |
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| Raising of Lazarus, c.1304-c.1306 | Rejection of Joachim’s Sacrifice, c.1304-c.1306 | Resurrection (Noli me tangere), c.1304-c.1306 |
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| The Arrest of Christ (Kiss of Judas), c.1304-c.1306 | The Bringing of the Rods to the Temple, c.1304-c.1306 | The Meeting at the Golden Gate, 1304-1306 |
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| The Suitors Praying, c.1304-c.1306 | Visitation, 1306 | Adoration of the Magi, c.1304-c.1306 |
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| Wrath, 1306 | Madonna in Maest (Ognissanti Madonna), c.1306-c.1310 | Pentecost, c.1300-c.1310 |
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| The Death of the Virgin, c.1310 | Nacelle, c.1305-c.1313 | Crucifixion, c.1315 |
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| Peruzzi Altarpiece, c.1310-c.1315 | The Crucifixion, 1317 | The Crucifixion, c.1310-c.1317 |
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| Annunciation to Zacharias, 1320 | Ascension of the Evangelist, 1320 | Christ Among the Doctors, c.1311-c.1320 |
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| Feast of Herod, 1320 | Flight into Egypt, c.1311-c.1320 | Nativity, c.1311-c.1320 |
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| Presentation of Christ in the Temple, c.1311-c.1320 | Raising of Drusiana, 1320 | Raising of the Boy in Sessa, c.1311-c.1320 |
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| Return of Christ to Jerusalem, c.1311-c.1320 | St John on Patmos, 1320 | St. Francis Renouncing his Worldly Goods, c.1320 |
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| The Adoration of the Magi, c.1311-c.1320 | The Crucifixion, c.1311-c.1320 | The Death of the Boy in Sessa, c.1311-c.1320 |
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| The Epiphany, c.1320 | The Massacre of the Innocents, c.1311-c.1320 | The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple, c.1320 |
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| Trial by Fire of St. Francis of Assisi before the Sultan of Egypt, c.1320 | Crucifixion, c.1320-c.1325 | Descent into Limbo, c.1320-c.1325 |
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| Entombment, c.1320-c.1325 | Last Supper, c.1320-c.1325 | Saint Stephen, c.1320-c.1325 |
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| St John the Evangelist, c.1320-c.1325 | St Lawrence, c.1320-c.1325 | St. Francis Appears to St. Anthony in Arles, 1325 |
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| St. John Evangelist, c.1320-c.1325 | St. Stephen, c.1320-1325 | The Crucifixion, c.1320-c.1325 |
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| The Death of St. Francis, 1325 | Crucifixion, c.1330 | Madonna and Child, c.1320-c.1330 |
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| The Crucifixion, c.1330 | The Stefaneschi Triptych, c.1330 | Baroncelli Polyptych, c.1334 |
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| Polyptych, c.1330-c.1335 | The Crucifixion, c.1335 | Charity |
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| Confirmation of the Rule | Faith | Foolishness |
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| Fortitude | Hope | Isaac Rejecting Esau |
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| Isaac Blessing Jacob | Justice | Madonna and Child |
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| Prudence | Temperance | The Birth of St. John the Baptist and his father Zacharias writing his name |
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