Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace. He’s been a ...
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How This Medieval Master Sparked the Renaissance
A groundbreaking show at the Louvre dedicated to the medieval painter Cimabue includes an exceptionally rare panel discovered ...
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Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
Painted by Giotto at the end of the 13th century, they marked a turning point in Western art. Their realism and careful rendering of space and depth went far beyond what was common in the Middle ...
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As Siena’s art takes to the world stage, the Italian city is undergoing a renewal
Analysis has brought the sophistication of Duccio’s treatment of space to the fore ... between Duccio and his fellow Renaissance pioneer Giotto, and supports the suggestion that both studied ...