LECTURE 5 "Giotto's Late Works and Architecture"
Giotto: The Most Excellent Painter - Part II
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1h 17m
In the last decade of his life, while continuing his work in the Bardi and Peruzzi Chapels in Santa Croce, Giotto also executed the altarpiece of the Baroncelli Chapel in the same church. In 1329, he was called to Naples by King Robert of Anjou. Then in 1334, he was named capomaestro of the “Campanile” (Florence Cathedral bell tower), where he worked until his death in 1337. This lecture will explore Giotto last years and the extant works that he produced in this period.
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