Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 698
1, and now exist-ing only in fragments. Although the Byzantine character is stillevident, the Madonna shows a great advance in regard to expres-sion, and this is even more marked in the angels and saints. Therepresentations of the Passion, formerly upon the back of the altar,are of simple… … Fig. 404.—Madonna Rucellai, by Cimabue, in S. Maria Novella, Florence. temporary, Giotto di Bondone, who was born in Del Colle, nearVespignano, about the year 1266. He stood in a relation to thesculptor Giovanni Pisano similar to that of Cimabue to Niccolo. 662 PAINTING OF THE GOTHIC EPOCH. The two…
Art, Medieval
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