Giotto and the World of Early Italian Art: v.3 Giotto, Master Painter and Architect - Florence

The 14th century Florentine painter Giotto di Bondone, is universally recognised as one of the greatest figures in the European artistic tradition, yet his life and career has been surrounded by controversy. This four-volume set provides a comprehensive collection of modern scholarly literature on the artist and his work. Assembling writings that are as disparate as they are sometimes hard to retrieve, it permits readers to consider the state of scholarship on a variety of specific problems surrounding Giotto's life and sheds light on larger historical issues concerning early Italian art and culture.