The Proto-Renaissance: Cimabue and Giotto Compared
January 5th, 2009
An introduction to the style of the Proto-Renaissance by way of a comparison of Cimabue’s Santa Trinita Madonna, c. 1280, compared with Giotto’s Ognissanti Madonna, c. 1310—both in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
In this video, the panel by Cimabue is on the left and Giotto’s painting is on the right.


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