- Noli me tangere
- Arena Chapel, Padua

Giotto, 1306

Purgatorio (XI, 94–96):
"Cimabue believed that he held the field/In painting, and now Giotto has the cry,/ So the fame of the former is obscure."
~ Dante Alighieri

#pivotalartists #fresco #protorenaissance #gothic #latemiddleages #arthistory

Flight into Egypt (c1304-6)
By Giotto

#art #medievalart #italianart #ProtoRenaissance #fresco

Long-lost $26 million masterpiece found in kitchen heads to the Louvre after 4-year campaign | CNN The Louvre Museum in Paris has added a “national treasure” to its collection four years after it was discovered during a house clearance.

I love stories like this. Somebody had a $26M painting from the 13th century just hanging out in their kitchen. 😆 www.cnn.com/2023/11/16/s... #art #Italy #France #Cimabue #protoRenaissance