The Legacy of Giotto

The Legacy of Giotto: Art in Florence 1340-1375 closed last week after an extended run at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. If you were lucky enough to see the exhibition in person, please permit me to emphasize the word "lucky." A lot of 14th-century Florentine art failed to withstand the test of time. A fair portion of works that survived were scattered to the four winds centuries ago. I'd imagine a great deal of loan negotiations were involved to bring together an exhibition of this scale--and reunite internationally-held works of Giotto and the Giotteschi with contemporary pieces that remain permanently in Florence. The logistics of it bends my mind a little bit. And then, of course, there was the *art*!

Speaking of which (and because no one ever gets really tired of works entitled Madonna and Child [that and Untitled are sort of running art history jokes]), you can feast your eyes on 10 priceless pieces in the image gallery. Enjoy!

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• The Legacy of Giotto: Art in Florence 1340-1375 - Image Gallery
• Artists in 60 Seconds: Giotto di Bondone
• The Proto-Renaissance - Art History 101 Basics
• Artists from the Italian Proto-Renaissance - Selected list
• Galleria degli Uffizi - Museum website
• Top 10 Sights and Attractions in Florence - from About.com Italy Travel

Image credit:

Nardo di Cione (Italian, ca. 1320-1365/66)
Madonna and Child with Saint Peter and Saint John the Evangelist [left panel], probably ca. 1360
Tempera on panel
Left panel: 49.1 x 15.3 cm (19 5/16 x 6 in.)
Overall size: 76.2 x 65.4 cm (30 x 25 3/4 in.)
Samuel H. Kress Collection
1939.1.261.a
© Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.