Painting in the Age of Cimabue
Friday 19th April 2024 at 15:00
This lecture will explore the life, works and legacy of Bencivieni di Pepo, better know as Cimabue (c. 1240 - 1302) including his groundbreaking interpretation of Chrisitian devotional imagery including the Madonna and Child, along with Christ’s Crucifixion, both on panel and in fresco painting.
Detail of Cimabue's Crucifix (1280)
Sacristy, Santa Croce, Florence
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