The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 178 pages of information about The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance.

The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 178 pages of information about The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance.

Assisi. 
    S. FRANCESCO, LOWER CHURCH, CHAPEL OF THE MAGDALEN:  Frescoes:  Feast
        in the House of Simon (in great part); Raising of Lazarus; “Noli
        me Tangere,” (in part); Magdalen and Donor (in part)(?). (The
        remaining frescoes in this chapel are by assistants.) Before
        1328. 
      UPPER CHURCH.  II-XIX of frescoes recounting the Life of St.
          Francis (with occasional aid of A).  E.
      WEST WALL.  Fresco:  Madonna. 
Boston (U.  S. A.). 
    MRS. J. L. GARDNER:  Presentation of Christ in the Temple.  L.
Florence. 
    ACADEMY, 103.  Madonna enthroned and Angels. 
    S. CROCE, BARDI CHAPEL.  Frescoes:  Life of St. Francis, etc. (Little
        more than the compositions are now Giotto’s.) Not earlier than
        1317. 
      PERUZZI CHAPEL.  Frescoes:  Lives of the Baptist and St. John the
          Evangelist (considerably repainted).  L.
Munich.
    983.  Last Supper. 
Padua. 
    ARENA CHAPEL.  Frescoes:  Lives of Christ and His Mother; Last
        Judgment; Symbolical Figures.  About 1305-6. 
      SACRISTY.  Painted Crucifix.  About 1305-6. 
Rome. 
    S. GIOVANNI LATERANO, PILLAR R. AISLE.  Fragment of Fresco:  Boniface
        VIII proclaiming the Jubilee. 1300.

GIOTTO’S ASSISTANTS.

[An attempt to distinguish in the mass of work usually ascribed to
    Giotto the different artistic personalities engaged as his most
    immediate followers and assistants.]

A.

Assisi. 
    S. FRANCESCO, UPPER CHURCH.  XX-XXV and first of Frescoes recounting
        the Life of St. Francis, done perhaps under Giotto’s directions. 
        XXVI-XXVIII of same series done more upon his own
        responsibility. 
      LOWER CHURCH, CHAPEL OF THE SACRAMENT.  Frescoes:  Legend of St.
          Nicholas; Christ with SS.  Francis and Nicholas and Donors,
          etc. (?).  Before 1316.  Madonna between SS.  Francis and
          Nicholas (?).  Before 1316. 
Florence. 
    UFFIZI, 20.  Altarpiece of St. Cecily.  E.
    S. MARGHERITA A MONTICI (beyond Torre del Gallo).  Madonna.  E.
        Altarpiece with St. Margaret.  E.
    S. MINIATO:  Altarpiece with S. Miniato.  E.

B.

Assisi. 
    S. FRANCESCO, LOWER CHURCH, OVER TOMB OF SAINT.  Frescoes: 
        Allegories of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience, and Triumph of
        St. Francis. (The Francis between the two Angels in the
        “Obedience” and nearly all of the “Triumph” were executed by
        another hand, probably C.)
      R. TRANSEPT.  Frescoes:  Bringing to Life of Child fallen from
          Window; Francis and a crowned Skeleton; Two Scenes (one on
          either side of arch leading to the Chapel of the Sacrament)
          representing

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