Survey Art History- Late Medieval Italy

Focusing on the Italian artists and their work

Ducci di Buoninsegna

Painter in the 1300s; Known best for *Maestá* in Siena Cathedral

Nicola Pisano

Italian sculptor, inventor of the stone pulpit. Specialized in marble reliefs and inspired by classic tradition

Giovanni Pisano

Influenced by French gothic style. Carved the marble pulpit in Pisa’ cathedral

Bonaventura Berlinghieri

Painter who used Italo-Byzantine art style. Known for the Saint Francis Altarpiece in the church of San Francesco

Cimabue

Also known as Cenni de Pepo; Challenged the standards of the time and strove for a more realistic art style (classic naturalistic tradition).

Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets

Notable painting by Cimabue in tempura and gold leaf. Notable for its depth

Pietro Cavallini

Artist commissioned to restore early Christian frescoes which then inspired his future artwork. Noted for painting a fresco in Saint Cecilia, Trastevere, Rome