cavetocanvas:

Interior of the Arena Chapel (Scrovegni Chapel) in Padua - Giotto, c. 1303-05

Things to think about when studying:

• Why was Giotto so important?
• What stylistic elements of his figures and landscapes made them a bridge between medieval paintings and the Renaissance?

Honeymoon?…+

Igeee Karavadzsista!

(via caravaggista)

THIS. IS. IT. Got it already??

deutschemark:

{Cross of San Damiano - Byzantine painted crucifix inside Basilica di Santa Chiara, Assisi}

(via rclinkdump)

Standing on a soldier and a lion flanked by a nun (St Claire??) and a young woman reclining on a boar (?), With Faith, Hope and Charity above his head… What a conception. So you like it, conceptschön*

shortbreadsh:

Sassetta, Ecstasy of St. Francis

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Saint Anne and Saint Joachim Meeting at the Golden Gate (detail) by Giotto di Bondone, 1305-06, fresco, Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua

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