Tag Archives: Cimabue

Discontent and happy: they meet outside the door

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“Malcontenti” (malcontenti means discontent) and “Allegri” (Allegri means happy) are two ancient streets of Florence that cross in the Santa Croce district. Via dei Malcontenti, formerly Via della Giustizia, recalls the state of mind of those who walked it before being executed. Those condemned to death were escorted in chains from the Bargello towards Piazza…

Giotto, Cimabue and the colors

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Who doesn’t remember the colored pencils kept in the case of the school folder and in the wooden box of the home desk? A flash: a child who draws a sheep on a rock observed by an adult … It was the little shepherd Giotto, discovered by Cimabue, the teacher who from the country of…

Giotto, Cimabue e i colori in ‘fila’

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Chi non ricorda le matite colorate custodite nell’astuccio della cartella di scuola e nella scatola di legno della scrivania di casa? Un flash: un bambino che disegna una pecora su una roccia osservato da un adulto… Era il piccolo pastore Giotto, scoperto da Cimabue, il maestro che dai prati del Mugello, lo avrebbe portato a…