Giotto and Cimabue, from "L'Artiste"
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in. (30 × 23 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (22.6 × 17.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2019
Accession Number
2019.279.1
Art Historical Context
This lithograph, published in the French journal *L'Artiste* on July 7, 1844, captures a pivotal moment in art history by portraying the legendary relationship between the 13th-century Italian painters Cimabue and his pupil Giotto di Bondone. The image reflects the 19th-century fascination with these early Renaissance figures, who were celebrated for breaking from the rigid Byzantine style toward greater naturalism and emotional expression in painting. Created through lithography—a medium prized for its ability to reproduce delicate tonal effects and fine details—the print allowed wider audien...
About the Artist
Giovanni Cimabue|Armand Vastine|Alphonse Hennet|Giotto di Bondone (British|Italian) · 1734 |1240 –1802 |1302
British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria|Italian, ca. 1240–before 1302