EARLY ITALIAN PAINTING

Swinging between the majesty of the Greco-Byzantine heritage and the modernity forecasted by Giotto, Early Italians art summarise th e first steps that lead to the Renaissance.Trying out new mediums, those first artists little by little left frescoes for removable panels. If hieratic faces can offend our neophyte eyes, this detachment was requested at that time. It highlighted the divinity of t he character, comforting the sacrality by a background covered with gold leaves. The elegance of the line and the colour choice comb ined to r...[Leer más]