Cimabue
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Cimabue was a pioneering 13th-century Italian painter and mosaicist whose work helped bridge Byzantine traditions and the emerging naturalism of the early Italian Renaissance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian artist
ⓘ
human ⓘ mosaicist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Arezzo
NERFINISHED
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Assisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bencivieni di Pepo
NERFINISHED
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Cenni di Pepi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cenni di Pepo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticRole |
bridge between Byzantine and early Renaissance styles
ⓘ
pioneer of naturalism in Italian painting ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1240 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 1302 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | di Pepo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fresco
ⓘ
mosaic ⓘ panel painting ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| givenName | Cenni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Duccio di Buoninsegna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early Italian Renaissance painting ⓘ Giotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italo-Byzantine tradition ⓘ |
| movement |
Italo-Byzantine style
NERFINISHED
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Proto-Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apse mosaics of Pisa Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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Crucifix (Arezzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Crucifix (Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frescoes in the Upper Church of San Francesco, Assisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Maestà (Louvre) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maestà (Santa Maria dei Servi, Bologna) NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Trinita Maestà NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
mosaicist
ⓘ
painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
elongated figures
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gold backgrounds ⓘ increasing attention to volume and space ⓘ |
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