Giottino facts for kids
Giottino was an early Italian painter. He lived in Florence, a famous city in Italy. His real name was Maso di Stefano or Tommaso di Stefano. He was active as a painter between 1324 and 1369. He was also known as Tommaso Fiorentino.
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Who Was Giottino?
Giottino's father was a painter too. His name was Maestro Stefano Fiorentino. People called his father "Stefano the Florentine". Stefano was a very famous painter. He was known for making his paintings look very real. Some even called him "Ape of Nature". This meant he was very good at copying nature.
How Giottino Got His Name
Giottino's father taught him how to paint. Giottino studied the works of a much older and very famous artist. This artist was Giotto di Bondone. Giotto was one of the most important painters of his time. Giottino learned a lot from Giotto's style. Because he painted so much like Giotto, people started calling him "Giottino". This means "little Giotto".
Giottino's Famous Artworks
Giottino painted many beautiful works. Some of his most well-known paintings are frescoes. Frescoes are paintings made directly on a wall or ceiling. These frescoes are in the San Silvestro chapel. This chapel is inside the Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze in Florence. These paintings show stories about Pope St. Sylvester. These stories come from a book called the Golden Legend.
Other artworks are also thought to be by Giottino. These include a painting called Apparition of the Virgin to St Bernard. He may have also created a marble statue. This statue is on the Giotto's Bell Tower in Florence. The bell tower is a tall, beautiful building next to the Florence Cathedral.
Giottino in History Books
A famous writer named Giorgio Vasari wrote about Giottino. Vasari was a chronicler of the Italian Renaissance. This was a time of great art and learning in Italy. Vasari wrote a very important book. It is called Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. This book tells the stories of many great Italian artists. Giottino's life story is included in this famous book.
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In Spanish: Giottino para niños
