First read and watch these videos and texts:
Short Introduction to Late Gothic Art (Links to an external site.)
Italian Art of the Late Middle Ages (Links to an external site.)
Florence During The Late Gothic Period
Cimabue, The Santa Trinita Madonna (Links to an external site.)
Giotto, The Ognissanti Madonna
Using the comparison images , write a 150 word essay comparing and contrasting Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned vs. Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned (Ognissanti Madonna) based upon the following questions:
How is Giotto’s painting more naturalistic than Cimabue’s?
How does each artist render space differently?
How does each artist paint the figure of the Virgin Mary and Christ differently?
Which painting suits your taste better, and why?
The comparison images are attached.
