EditorialThe birth of Christ. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto.
EditorialCimabue (1240-1302). Florentine painter and creator of mosaics. The Maesta. Angels around the Virgin and Child Jesus. Painted around 1280. Tempera on panel. Louvre. France.
EditorialMadonna of the Holy Trinity, painted around 1260 for the Church of the Trinity in Florence. Madonna and infant Jesus, angels. Four prophets below: Jeremiah, Abraham, David and Isaiah. Wood,385 x 223 cm Inv.8343.
EditorialLa Vierge et l'Enfant en majeste entoures de six anges-the Virgin and child in Majesty, surrounded by six angels. On the frame 26 painted medallions, ca.1280 Wood, goldground, 427 x 280 cm Inv. 254.
EditorialLa Vierge et l'Enfant en majeste entoures de six anges - the Virgin and child in Majesty, surrounded by six angels. On the frame 26 painted medallions, ca.1280. Detail of 40-08-04/1. Wood, goldground, 427 x 280 cm Inv. 254.
EditorialAn angel leading " the Just". From the Last Judgement sequence, the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and t...
EditorialCimabue (1240-1302). Florentine painter and creator of mosaics. The Maesta. Angels around the Virgin and Child Jesus. Painted around 1280. Tempera on panel. Louvre. France.
EditorialMadonna of the Holy Trinity, painted around 1260 for the Church of the Trinity in Florence. Madonna and infant Jesus, angels. Four prophets below: Jeremiah, Abraham, David and Isaiah. Wood,385 x 223 cm Inv.8343.
EditorialThe three Magi departing across the seas. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto.
EditorialAdam, Eve, and the snake; the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto.
EditorialCimabue (1240-1302). Florentine painter and creator of mosaics. The Maesta. Angels around the Virgin and Child Jesus. Painted around 1280. Tempera on panel. Louvre. France.
EditorialChrist Pantocrator in the mandorla from the cupola of the Baptistery, Florence. Work on the mosaics was begun in 1220 and finished a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto. Height: 8 m.
EditorialMaest? di Santa Trinita / Maesta of Santa Trinita. Date/Period: From 1280 until 1290. Painting. Tempera on panel. Height: 385 cm (12.6 ft); Width: 223 cm (87.7 in).
EditorialCimabue or Cenni Di Pepi, Florentine artist, 1240?1300. He wears a short white cape embroidered in gold, a hood with a long tail, tunic, stockings and garters in white and gold. From a painting by Simone Martini in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Fl...
EditorialMaest? di Santa Trinita / Maesta of Santa Trinita. Date/Period: From 1280 until 1290. Painting. Tempera on panel. Height: 385 cm (12.6 ft); Width: 223 cm (87.7 in).
EditorialCimabue (1240-1302). Florentine painter and creator of mosaics. The Maesta. Angels around the Virgin and Child Jesus. Painted around 1280. Tempera on panel. Louvre. France.
EditorialLa Vierge et l'Enfant en majeste entoures de six anges - the Virgin and child in Majesty, surrounded by six angels. On the frame 26 painted medallions, ca.1280. Detail of 40-08-04/1. Wood, goldground, 427 x 280 cm Inv. 254.
EditorialLa Vierge et l'Enfant en majeste entoures de six anges - the Virgin and child in Majesty, surrounded by six angels. On the frame 26 painted medallions, ca.1280. Detail of 40-08-04/1. Wood, goldground, 427 x 280 cm Inv. 254.
EditorialCimabue or Cenni Di Pepi, Florentine artist, 1240?1300. He wears a short white cape embroidered in gold, a hood with a long tail, tunic, stockings and garters in white and gold. From a painting by Simone Martini in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Fl...
EditorialCimabue (1240-1302). Florentine painter and creator of mosaics. The Maesta. Angels around the Virgin and Child Jesus. Painted around 1280. Tempera on panel. Louvre. France.
EditorialMadonna of the Holy Trinity, painted around 1260 for the Church of the Trinity in Florence. Madonna and infant Jesus, angels. Four prophets below: Jeremiah, Abraham, David and Isaiah. Wood,385 x 223 cm Inv.8343.
EditorialLa Vierge et l'Enfant en majeste entoures de six anges-the Virgin and child in Majesty, surrounded by six angels. On the frame 26 painted medallions, ca.1280 Wood, goldground, 427 x 280 cm Inv. 254.
EditorialChrist Pantocrator in the mandorla from the cupola of the Baptistery, Florence. Work on the mosaics was begun in 1220 and finished a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto. Height: 8 m.