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Cimabue
[ chee-mah-boo-e ]
noun
- Gio·van·ni [jaw-, vahn, -nee], Cenni di Pepo, c1240–1302?, Italian painter and mosaicist.
Cimabue
/ tʃimaˈbuːe /
noun
- CimabueGiovanni?1240?1302MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). ?1240–?1302, Italian painter of the Florentine school, who anticipated the movement, led by Giotto, away from the Byzantine tradition in art towards a greater naturalism
Example Sentences
Art experts at Turquin in Paris used infrared reflectography to confirm the piece was part of a larger diptych from 1280, when Cimabue painted eight scenes of the passion and crucifixion of Christ.
Evaluated by experts in Paris, it was identified as a Cimabue and then put up for auction.
Mr. Turquin said his research identified the Compiègne panel as “the only small-scale work of devotion to have been recently added to the catalog of authentic works by Cimabue.”
Cimabue, who was said to have taught Italian master Giotto, broke from the Byzantine style, popular in the Middle Ages, and started including elements of movement and perspective that came to characterize Western painting.
"When a unique work of a painter as rare as Cimabue comes to market, you have to be ready for surprises," auctioneer Dominique Le Coent told Reuters news agency.
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