Lesson Two: Giotto
Subjects: Art, Social Studies
Description:
Students will learn about Giotto di Bondone. More than any one artist, he determined the course of painting in Europe. Giotto left the formula of Byzantine or Eastern Roman painting for the study of nature and abandoned the more abstract styles of the earlier period to paint more life-like works. Giotto sent a simple, perfect red circle made with a single stroke of his hand to the Pope. He had hoped that this would signify the quality of his work. Students will try to create a single, perfect circle using tempera paint on white construction paper that they make in class.
https://www.njitalianheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giotto.pdf
