Giotto's Arena Chapel

Giotto’s Arena Chapel Among the early renaissance artist many left long lasting impressions on the artist to come, but none stood out more than the Florentine painter and architect, Giotto. An outstanding painter, sculptor, and architect he was recognized as the first geniuses of art in the Italian Renaissance. Giotto lived and worked at a time when people were beginning to be freed from the medieval restraints and he dealt in traditional religious subjects, …

…Although Giotto’s influence declined with the growth of International Gothic, his work was later an inspiration to Massaccio, and even Michelangelo. These two giants were his true spiritual heirs and his style lives on through their works and his, especially the Arena Chapel in Padua. Works Cited Eimerl, Sarel. The World of Giotto. Time Incorporated. New York. 1967. Jacobus, Laura. ‘Giotto’s Annunciation in the Arena Chapel’ The Art Bulletin. March 1999. Vol 81. p93. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**