Table of Contents

Giotto's education and beginnings in Assisi: Apprenticeship under Cimabue -- The Tuscan environment in the late 1200s -- The Roman environment in the late 1200s -- The decoration of the upper Church of Assisi and Giotto's beginnings -- Assisi: The Franciscan stories in the Upper Church -- Florentine works from the Assisi period -- From Assisi to Padua: The Florentine Badia -- The 1300 Jubilee and his second stay in Rome -- Rimini -- Padua/Florence: Activity at the Basilica del Santo -- The Scrovegni Chapel -- The majestic Ognissanti and other works -- His second stay in Padua -- The decoration in the Ragione Palace -- Giotto and the Santa Croce Basilica in Florence: The Perruzzi Chapel: "spacious" Giotto -- His return to Assisi: The Maddalena Chapel -- Giotto's pupils in Assisi: the vaulting cells; the transept -- The problem of colour: Giotto and Cardinal Stefaneschi -- The Bardi Chapel in Florence -- The late works -- Giotto and the European Courts: Naples -- The Avignon theory -- Milan.

About the Author

Francesca Flores d'Arcais is a professor of medieval and modern art history at the School of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Verona, Italy. She is the author of a number of works and is a recognised expert on the work of Giotto. Elio Ciol (born 1929) has established his place over a long career one of Italy's pre-eminent art photographers. His work has won major international awards including the Kraszna Krausz, World Press Photo and Foto Padova prizes, and is held by institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, Victoria & Albert Museum (London) and the Musee de la Photographie (Charleroi).