Great Artists
Giotto
Season 1 Episode 1 of 14
Tim Marlow profiles Giotto di Bondone, the son of a Tuscan shepherd. Born in 1267, Giotto began his apprenticeship at the age of 12, and with his naturalistic treatment of medieval Christian iconography, was recognised as the first in a line of great painters and architects who contributed to the Italian Renaissance
Great Artists airs on Channel 5 +1 at 5:40 AM, Sunday 5 January. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language.)
Topics
Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
Tim Marlow
Presenter