Talk:Cimabue

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"It is claimed to be a work of Cimabue's old age, and to be the only known portrayal of the Saint by someone whose life overlapped with his, and who perhaps might have seen him." - Francis of Assisi died at 1226, Cimabue is born at 1240. Then, how is possible?--Darsie 06:23, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Cimabue visited the body of Francis while flesh was still on his bones. HOWEVER, X-Rays reveal in addition to the stylistic differences (techniques not yet discovered by artists of Cimabue's time) that an unknown hand clearly touched up the work ages later. 67.82.13.55 14:12, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] discovering Giotto

I edited it so it states He is also popularly known as the artist who discovered Giotto. The tale that Vasari writes of is so unlikely that I can not stand to see it as stated as truth. 67.82.13.55 14:15, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] removal of Vasari quote

I decided to take out the Vasari quote, since Vasari's personal anecdotes are considered dubious, and really the section only said "he doodled a lot when he was supposed to be studying", which just didn't seem worth the accuracy risk. --JaGa (talk) 12:02, 1 March 2008 (UTC)