GIOTTO di Bondone (b. 1267, Vespignano, d. 1337, Firenze) No. 10 Scenes from the Life of the Virgin: 4. Prayer of the Suitors 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua The kneeling figures in the Prayer of the Suitors are seen from the side or from behind, and display that massiveness so typical of Giotto's Paduan period, an effect obtained by simplifying drapery and anatomy to the extent that the bodies appear to be perfectly solid. *** Keywords: ************* Author: GIOTTO di Bondone Title: No. 10 Scenes from the Life of the Virgin: 4. Prayer of the Suit

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GIOTTO di Bondone (b. 1267, Vespignano, d. 1337, Firenze) No. 10 Scenes from the Life of the Virgin: 4. Prayer of the Suitors 1304-06 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua The kneeling figures in the Prayer of the Suitors are seen from the side or from behind, and display that massiveness so typical of Giotto's Paduan period, an effect obtained by simplifying drapery and anatomy to the extent that the bodies appear to be perfectly solid. *** Keywords: ************* Author: GIOTTO di Bondone Title: No. 10 Scenes from the Life of the Virgin: 4. Prayer of the Suitors Time-line: 1301-1350 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious

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