Age of Triumph Picture Study www.agesofgrace.com Page 1 Age of Triumph Picture Study www.agesofgrace.com Page 2 Age of Triumph Picture Study Giotto di Bondone {Term 1} Study Notes: During Term 1 we will become familiar with the works of the Italian painter and architect, Giotto di Bondone of the Late Gothic period. Giotto was born in Florence in either the year 1266 or 1267 AD and was an apprentice of the Italian painter, Cimabue. (Cimabue is considered to be the last of the Italian artists to work in the Byzantine Tradition.) Giotto died in 1337 AD in the city of Florence. Giotto ushered in the Humanist and Renaissance periods of art. As you’re studying the works of Giotto, discuss the differences between his religious art and the language of the icon. Ask your children to add Giotto and Cimabue to their Book of Centuries and locate the Italian cities of Florence, Assisi, and Padua on a map. Spend Term 1 exploring these links together: Giotto di Bondone Scrovegni Chapel Video of the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua BBC video of the Santa Croce Chapel, Florence Cimabue Picture Study Rotation {Term 1} Weeks Painting Year Location Weeks 1-2 Preaching to the Birds 1297-1299 Assisi, Italy Weeks 3-4 The Birth of Jesus ca. 1305 Padua, Italy Weeks 5-6 Adoration of the Magi ca. 1305 Padua, Italy Weeks 7-8 Madonna Enthroned ca. 1305 Florence, Italy Week 9-10 Resurrection of Lazarus ca. 1305 Padua, Italy Weeks 11-12 Jesus Washes the Feet of the ca. 1305 Padua, Italy Apostles www.agesofgrace.com Page 3 Age of Triumph Picture Study Recommended Reading {Term 1} Title Author Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Giotto Mike Venezia A Boy Named Giotto Paolo Guarnieri The Glorious Impossible Madeleine L’Engle Giotto and Medieval Art Lucia Corrain www.agesofgrace.com Page 4 Age of Triumph Preaching to the BirdsPicture Study Giotto di Bondone, Italy 1267 ~ 1337 www.agesofgrace.com www.agesofgrace.com Page 5 Age of Triumph Picture Study www.agesofgrace.com Page 6 Age of Triumph Picture Study www.agesofgrace.com Page 7 Age of Triumph Madonna EnthronedPicture Study Giotto di Bondone, Italy 1267 ~ 1337 www.agesofgrace.com www.agesofgrace.com Page 8 Age of Triumph Picture Study www.agesofgrace.com Page 9 Age of Triumph Picture Study www.agesofgrace.com Page 10.