Talk:Giotto di Bondone

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[edit] Giotto's slave, Cimabue, (??)

Is this really correct? It seems strange given that elsewhere Giotto is referred to as Cimabue's apprentice ? Or were there two Cimabues? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.204.150.110 (talk) 15:47, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pick a pope... any pope

Our original reference was to Pope Benedict IX and this is backed up by this website. But it has to be wrong, as that pope died around 1085 which is a couple of centuries before Giotto was born.

Popes Benedict XI and Benedict XII have dates which make them possible, but I can't find any web references that concur.

The Webmuseum attributes the story to Vasari, and puts Pope Boniface VIII in the frame.

Has anyone got a more authoratative source - a book perhaps? - Solipsist 07:37, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

According to Vasari's Lives Of The Artists Volume I, it was Benedict IX. I wouldn't be surprised if it was innacurate, however being the definitive work on the life of Giotto I suppose it's at least definitively inaccurate. -209.174.140.100 01:50, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

After reading it again, it seems that either Vasari or the translator of my copy transposed the roman numerals from IX to XI. Later in the same text he references the death of Benedict IX saying he was followed by Clement V- who in reality succeeded Benedict XI. The dates for that work out much more nicely. I will change the article. -209.174.140.100 05:34, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
This site says Pope Boniface VIII was the pope.
This one however says it was Pope Benedict was the one. I'm getting convinced that this is just a tall tale.
Ghostalker 00:03, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Placing in the Divine Comedy

I remember this fellow's name from Dante, but I don't remember what transpired or where he was placed. Anyone remember? --24.51.94.14 04:32, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

There is a reference to Giotto's earthly fame in Purgatory. The lines in question talk about how Cimabue used to "hold the field" as the most famous painter in Italy but now Giotto "has the cry" of the people. I intend to reword this entry altogether and I will include the quote when I do. October 26, 2006

The tercet in question has been quoted with reference. IrlandesLuchador 18:35, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cultural depictions of Giotto di Bondone

I've started an approach that may apply to Wikipedia's Core Biography articles: creating a branching list page based on in popular culture information. I started that last year while I raised Joan of Arc to featured article when I created Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc, which has become a featured list. Recently I also created Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great out of material that had been deleted from the biography article. Since cultural references sometimes get deleted without discussion, I'd like to suggest this as a model for the editors here. Regards, Durova 15:09, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HELP!

{{helpme}}If there is any picture of Giotto's artwork when he painted a fly on it and it looked so realistic people shooed it away. let me know [[Wrestling Maniac]] 00:25, 10 April 2007 (UTC)