Giotto and the Early Italian Renaissance

Italo-Byzantine art will be considered as background to the early or ‘proto’ Renaissance at a time when Italy was a focus of stylistic cross-currents from different parts of Europe.

The heritage of Rome and the influence of earlier traditions on artists like Cimabue, Duccio, Simone Martini and Giotto will be examined in the context of the ‘rebirth’ of the arts in Renaissance Italy.

A lecture by Dr Valerie Shrimplin

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:

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[warrenstutely]

Wonderful work. !!! So refreshing. Thanks. Warren

[JCHjr]

Really well-done! It was very enjoyable to listen to this presentation and learn so much. Thank you!

[karenglenn]

Thank you for a presentation of such marvelous quality.
The writer of note has visited Italy.
Many memories were brought to the fore. This site will, be revisited.

[paulamos]

Wonderful listening to this.very well presented.

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[hannamakela]

"Not just to look, but also to see." Brava! :)

[johnAsanz]

Re: pietro Lorenzetti last super, zoom in close on the little dog liking the plate and notice very early 'shadows'

[Evagelopoulos]

Renaissance, the nostalgy of the ancient Greek fantasy.

[Mark-fvvt]

I like the bullet points at the front of the video... just like an essay. Didn't Aldous Huxley say that oil painters would prefer to paint olive groves more than any other type of tree?

[olivere]

Bro, this is a podcast not a lecture.

Mods, pls remove.

[MaryJones-de]

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