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Cimabue's Sta. Trinità Madonna (c. 1280) and Giotto's Ognissanti Madonna (c. 1310)

Any study of the art of the Italian Renaissance needs to focus on the dramatic revolution in the conception of art evident in the comparison of these two paintings:

Most apparently these images present a dramatic change in the relationship of the image to the observer. This can be seen in the different conceptions of space and form in the two works.

Articulate for yourself what you see as the dramatic differences between the two works. Be as specific as possible.

The Uffizi site has a QTVR image of the room which houses these two paintings along with Duccio's Rucellai Madonna.

Details of the Ognissanti Madonna:

Details of the Sta. Trinità Madonna:

Both artists also painted Crucifixes:

Compare and contrast these images.

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