Cimabue and the Young Giotto - Original 19th Century French Engraving
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An original steel engraving of the meeting of Cimabue and the young Giotto: the Florentine painter, books under his arm, stops before the shepherd boy drawing a sheep on the stone. Published in Paris by Marchant, of the Alliance des Arts, at 140 rue de Rivoli.
An original steel engraving of the meeting of Cimabue and the young Giotto: the Florentine painter, books under his arm, stops before the shepherd boy drawing a sheep on the stone. Published in Paris by Marchant, of the Alliance des Arts, at 140 rue de Rivoli.
The episode, told by Vasari, is one of the founding myths of Italian painting: Cimabue is said to have discovered in this way the talent of the boy who would become his pupil. It belongs to a 19th-century series of prints devoted to the great masters.
Medium: steel engraving on paper
Date: mid-19th century
Source: Marchant, publisher, Alliance des Arts, Paris
Dimensions: 8.9 x 12.0 in (22.7 x 30.5 cm)
Condition: poor; heavy foxing across the whole sheet, chiefly in the margins, visible in the photograph
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An original steel engraving of the meeting of Cimabue and the young Giotto: the Florentine painter, books under his arm, stops before the shepherd boy drawing a sheep on the stone. Published in Paris by Marchant, of the Alliance des Arts, at 140 rue de Rivoli.