Giotto Madonna And Child Analysis

During this course, we have learned many styles and eras of art from 1200 to 1900. In this class, we also act as art historians, so we consider; how old the painting is, what is the style of the work of art, what is the subject, who made it, and who paid for it. These questions help with the understanding of why the art was made and find the era that the art belongs. We have studied many styles and eras, and I believe this painting, Madonna and child, was created in the late medieval period, perhaps in the early thirteen-hundreds. The painting is from the early renaissance in Florence, Italy. It is a step forward from breaking away from the maniera greca style. Cimabue and Giotto were one of the first painters to break away from the maniera …show more content…
Both paintings were in transaction of getting to the renaissance, but still had some gothic style in them. The two paintings have a gold leaf flat background which is one of the characteristics of that period of time. Although the gold leaf is part of the gothic style, the painting is a breaking away from the maniera greca style leading to a step forward to the early renaissance. Moreover, both have triangular like shape acting as frame to hold the painting. Both paintings, Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned and the unknown painting, broke away from the gothic style by adding to the bodies more proportioned, and not letting them be flat anymore; eliminating elongating bodies. Both Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned and the painting have some bulk on the Madonna’s body and the baby’s bodies. In both painting the bodies are no longer elongated; however, the fingers are still being a little distorted. Gothic style was mainly characterized by the elongated figures; although there is still some elongation on both painting there is a clear separation from the gothic …show more content…
After looking through some of the previous work of art we have studied I came to the conclusion that the painting, Madonna and child, is a renaissance art made in the thirteen-hundred in Florence, Italy. I am not sure who painted it, but I am sure it was not Giotto. Although I used Giotto as a comparison, I do not believe it was painted by him because the Madonna and child are painted differently and the choice of colors are also different as well. Moreover, unlike Giotto’s painting the figures are not pale on the Madonna and child, there is some color on the figure’s skin. Maybe the painter looked a Giotto’s work and used it as a reference. With all the knowledge that I have gained from this class I am confident about the identification of this