![]() | Giotto and His Publics: Three Paradigms of Patronage Subjects: Giotto 1266?–1337 -- Criticism and interpretation; Art patronage -- Italy -- History -- To 1500; Francis of Assisi Saint 1182–1226 -- Art; This probing analysis of three works by Giotto and the patrons who commissioned them goes far beyond the clichés of Giotto as the founding figure of Western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers, illuminating the complex interplay between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty. Gardner Julian : Julian Gardner is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the University of Warwick. |
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