1. The great Florentine artist, Cimabue, found Giotto out in the hills sketching what?

- Sheep on a flat rock

2. What did Cimabue ask Giotto to do?

- Come to Florence and train in his workshop

3. How long did Giotto’s training last?

- Over 10 years

4. In these training years, what job did Giotto have?

- Grind pigments for paints or make frames for altarpieces. Later he was taught to paint
Saints and stories

5. Why was the church in Assisi so important?

- It was an artistic workshop where everyone came to try to get their work there

6. What did Giotto do there?

- Paint

7. The 28 panels around the church are of whose life?

- Life of Francis himself

8. What are 2 features of Giotto’s 28 panels:

- He paints architectural constructions to give figure a sense of existing space

- Realistic treatment of human figures

9. Was Giotto considered poor or rich (before the age of 30)?

- rich

10. 1303 – he was summoned to Padua where he created frescos and established his notoriety to
this present day in the Arena Chapel. What was Giotto’s emphasis in these 38 blue frescoes?

- Storytelling. His paintings are human dramas and his settings have a believable feel

11. The last judgement on the west wall of the Arena Chapel: summarize facts: (4 points)
1. Christ enthroned in center – passing judgement
 - Draws an illusion that it just might be real. There is a dividing line between heaven and
hell which is separated by the cross.

12. The Ognissanti Church (All Saints) in Florence, Giotto produced a large altarpiece showing:
Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ. Summarize the lecturer’s words: (4 points)

- Giotto paints two steps, and draws up to the throne of Virgin Mary which gives us the
sense that we are stepping into the painting. Mary is giving Christ a blessing and shows a
nurturing mother

13. Santa Croce family chapels: summarize the discussion about John the Baptist frescoes: (3
points)

- Fused together the lives of two saints. Left hand is saint John having his revelations and
on the right things get dramatic, John the Baptists beheading. The shape gives us a bigger
perspective to give a sense of reality.

14. In 1334: what was Giotto in charge of in the city of Florence?

- Master Architect and oversaw the building of walls and in charge of the building of the
Cathedral (the Campanile)

15. Where is Giotto buried?

- Inside the Cathedral