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 Art/ Composer Rotations Term 1 (week 1-6) Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337; Italian, Renaissance) ( This term's music: Medieval ) Works for this term are all portions of larger frescos in Italian chapels. Most date from the early 1300's. We encourage you to view large images of whole frescos to give a sense of the scope, scale and presentation of these works. An  overview  of the Scrovegni Chapel at Padua, Italy. 1.  Resurrection of Lazarus  also  here 2.  Birth of Jesus  also  here ;  detail 3.  Jesus washes the feet of the apostles  also  here 4.  The Allegory of Justice  also  here 5.  St. Francis preaching to the birds  also  here 6.  St. Francis Gives His Cloak to a Poor Man  also  here Further Interest:  Madonna Enthroned        Vices and Virtues  at Scrovegni Chapel ( These personifications offer fodder for observation and discussion. Click thumbnail images.       Giotto Biography:  Amy Steedman's  Knights of Art ; also  ArtArchive       Ch 15 in Trial and Triumph, and