Cimabue

Italian, 1240–1302

Cimabue (Cenni di Pepo, c. 1240–1302) was a Florentine painter and designer of mosaics, who died in Pisa. Although rooted in Byzantine models, works such as the Santa Trinita Maestà and the Santa Croce Crucifix give his figures more lifelike proportions and shading, and he is regarded as one of the first great Italian painters to break from the Italo-Byzantine style. Giorgio Vasari called him the teacher of Giotto.

Sources: Wikipedia (en): Cimabue · Wikidata Q15790

3 artworks

The Madonna and Child enthroned, surrounded by angels and prophets in a gold background.

Santa Trinita Maestà

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Christ is depicted at the center, surrounded by figures who mock him, with a gold background emphasizing the sacred nature of the scene.

The Mocking of Christ

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A large painted crucifix depicting Christ crucified, surrounded by figures of the Virgin Mary and Saint John in mourning.

Santa Croce Crucifix

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