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TALKING ABOUT GIOTTO. SCHOOL YEAR 2010 - 2011. ENGLISH WORKSHOP CLASS 6° F. His full name is Giotto di Bondone. He is pupil of Cimabue. He was born and he died in Vespignano. He gives new impetus to painting. He is a painter. Giotto. Remember…. HIS PAINTINGS.
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TALKING ABOUT GIOTTO SCHOOL YEAR 2010 - 2011 ENGLISH WORKSHOP CLASS 6° F
His full nameis Giotto di Bondone Heispupilof Cimabue Hewasborn and hedied in Vespignano Hegivesnewimpetustopainting Heis a painter Giotto
HIS PAINTINGS HIS MAJOR WORK IS THE SCROVEGNI CHAPEL . HE GIVES PERSONALITY AND EXPRESSION TO HIS FIGURES . HIS PAINTING S HE PREPARES THE CHANGING OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE THERE IS UNITY BETWEEN THE FIGURES AND THE SUROUNDINGS
FLORENCE EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH GIOTTO… Thereis a painting Of the Madonna In Uffizzi Art gallery 1’ PASSAGE FLORENCE 3’ PASSAGE Hepaints the Altarpiece In Santa Croce Heprojects the Bell Towernear The Dome 2’ PASSAGE 4’ PASSAGE
The Scrovegni Chapel Itiscalled Arena Chapelbecausetherewas a Roman Arena Itwasbuilt in 1305 It’s dedicatedto Santa Maria della Carità It’s a Church in Padua
THE STRUCTURE OF THE CHAPEL IT IS DEDICATED TO THE VIRGIN WITH THE NAME OF ST. MARIA DELLA CARITA’ IT IS A DEVOTIONAL CHAPEL THE TOMB OF ENRICO SCROVEGNI IS IN THE APSE THE STRUCTURE OF THE CHAPEL THE LAST JUDGEMENT IS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE ENTRANCE EACH WALL IS DIVIDED IN THREE TIERS AND EACH ONE HAS GOT FOUR SQUARED PAINTING.
THE NATIVITY The Foreground is blue In the middle there are the characters: There are Joseph and Mary, she is holding Baby Jesus and there is an angel near Mary. There are the Three Wise Men and they kiss the feet of Baby Jesus and They have got two camels. There is the Halley Comet too : it is on the top of the mountain.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN THE NAME OF THE PAINTING IS “MATRIMONIO DELLA VERGINE “. IN THE FOREGROUND THERE IS A BLUE SKY . IN THE MIDDLE THERE ARE : MARIA AND GIUSEPPE .ON THE TOP THERE IS A BROWN CHURCH AND SKY , ON THE BOTTON THERE ARE PEOPLE AT THE MARRIAGE . THERE ARE THIRTEEN CHARACTERS AND ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY,BUT ONLY ONE PERSON LOOKS ANGRY. THE PREVALENT COLOURS IN THE PICTURE ARE BLUE , BROWN ,ORANGE GREEN AND RED.
THE FLIGHT IN EGYPT THE NAME OF THE PAINTING IS THE FLIGHT IN EGYPT. THE SKY IS LIGHT BLUE, THERE ARE MOUNTAINS AND SOME TREES. IN THE MIDDLE THERE ARE THE VIRGIN MARY ,JESUS ON A DONKEY. ON THE TOPOF THE MOUNTAIN THERE IS AN ANGEL AND SOME TREES. THE CHARACTERS ARE THE VIRGIN MARY,JESUS,THE ANGEL, ST .JOSEPH AND SOME PEOPLE . ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE WORRIED , THE PREVALENT COLOURS ARE LIGHT BLUE,GREY AND RED.
PRESENTATION OF MARY AT THE TEMPLE The name of the painting is Presentazione di Maria al tempio. In the foreground there is a blue sky; in the middle there is Maria on the stairs going to priest. On the top there are some people attending the scene . On the bottom there are stairs and some people . The characters are Mary, the priest and about thirteen people. People are serious. The prevalent colours in the picture are: red, white and blue.
The Crucifixion THE NAME OF THE PAINTING IS THE CRUCIFIXION. IN THE FOREGROUND YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE LIGHT SKY. IN THE MIDDLE THERE IS JESUS ON THE CROSS. ON THE TOP THERE ARE ANGELS FLYNING. ON THE LEFT THERE ARE THE FRIENDS OF JESUS , HIS FOLLOWERS, AND HIS MOTHER MARY . ON THE RIGHT THERE ARE SOME SOLDIERS. THE FOLLOWERS DON’T PRAY AND THE SOLDIERS CONTEND THE COAT OF JESUS. IN THE PAINTING THE PREVALENTS COLOURS ARE LIGHT BLUE, RED AND BROWN.