Where can you see Giotto in Florence?

At the Uffizi Gallery: The Ognissanti Madonna. At the Basilica of Santa Croce: The Bardi and Peruzzi chapels. At Santa Maria Novella: Crucifix. At the Florence Cathedral: The bell tower. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Giotto's most famous work in Florence?

The Ognissanti Madonna, of about 1310, at the Uffizi Gallery. The Virgin enthroned among angels and saints, more than three metres high. It hangs in the same room as the Madonnas of Cimabue and Duccio, painted a generation earlier.

When and where was Giotto born?

About 1267, at Vespignano, near Florence, Italy. Giotto died on 8 January 1337, at Florence, Italy, aged about 70.

What is Giotto known for?

The bell tower of the cathedral is called by his name. Painted two chapels in Santa Croce for the bankers Bardi and Peruzzi. Was put in charge of the cathedral works in 1334. Giotto was an Italian painter, of the Proto-Renaissance.

Painter, 1267 to 1337

Giotto

Florence counts the history of its painting from Giotto. In the first room of the Uffizi his Madonna sits between those of his elders, and you can see in a glance what he changed: she has knees, and weight, and a throne you could walk round.

Born: 1267, Vespignano, near Florence, Italy
Died: 1337, Florence, Italy
Movement: Proto-Renaissance
In Florence: 4 works in 4 museums

Where to see Giotto in Florence

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Uffizi Gallery1 work

The Ognissanti Madonna
about 1310
The Virgin enthroned among angels and saints, more than three metres high. It hangs in the same room as the Madonnas of Cimabue and Duccio, painted a generation earlier.

Basilica of Santa Croce1 work

The Bardi and Peruzzi chapels
about 1320 to 1328
The life of Saint Francis in one chapel and of the two Saint Johns in the other, to the right of the high altar. The friars mourning over the body of Francis is the scene to look for.

Santa Maria Novella1 work

Crucifix
about 1290
A painted cross nearly six metres high, hung above the nave. The body sags with its own weight, which no painter had shown before.

Florence Cathedral1 work

The bell tower
begun 1334
Giotto designed it and built the lowest storey. Others finished it after his death, to a height of 84.7 metres. It can be climbed.

The life of Giotto

Giotto di Bondone was born near Florence about 1267. He made his name in Assisi and Padua and worked for the pope and the King of Naples, but his home and his workshop were in Florence.

In 1334 the city made him master of the cathedral works. He designed the bell tower and saw its first storey built before he died in 1337.

What to know

The bell tower of the cathedral is called by his name
Painted two chapels in Santa Croce for the bankers Bardi and Peruzzi
Was put in charge of the cathedral works in 1334

Born: About 1267, Vespignano, near Florence, Italy
Died: 8 January 1337, Florence, Italy

Giotto: common questions

Where can you see Giotto in Florence?: At the Uffizi Gallery: The Ognissanti Madonna. At the Basilica of Santa Croce: The Bardi and Peruzzi chapels. At Santa Maria Novella: Crucifix. At the Florence Cathedral: The bell tower. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Giotto's most famous work in Florence?: The Ognissanti Madonna, of about 1310, at the Uffizi Gallery. The Virgin enthroned among angels and saints, more than three metres high. It hangs in the same room as the Madonnas of Cimabue and Duccio, painted a generation earlier.
When and where was Giotto born?: About 1267, at Vespignano, near Florence, Italy. Giotto died on 8 January 1337, at Florence, Italy, aged about 70.
What is Giotto known for?: The bell tower of the cathedral is called by his name. Painted two chapels in Santa Croce for the bankers Bardi and Peruzzi. Was put in charge of the cathedral works in 1334. Giotto was an Italian painter, of the Proto-Renaissance.