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D i ed i n F i re nz e o n 8 J anu ary 1 337
A rc h i t ec t
P ai nt er
F res c o es :
in Basilica San Francesco
at Assisi
and Scrovegni Chapel at Padua
Icon of Trecento
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Friend of Dante
c ap o m as t ro of t h e
Pupil of Cimabue
c am p ani l e - b el l t ow e rof Duomo in Firenze
I nn ova to r
of Gothic
art
He leads toward
toward
R e n a is s a n c e
T E C H N IQ U E S
F re scos :
a technique of mural painting executed upon freshlyfreshly-laid, or wet lime plaster.
plaster.
Water is used as the vehicle for the pigment to merge with the plaster, and with
the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall.
T em pe ra :
a permanent, fastfast-drying painting medium consisting of coloured pigment
mixed with a waterwater-soluble binder medium (usually egg yolk or Arabic
rubber)
rubber). It was used on wood panels but Giotto used it on walls too
too for
having more style and colour freedom.
P ig m e n t s :
Dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder, to be
mixed with water,
water, oil, or another base to produce paint
and similar products.