Great Artists

4:40 AM to 5:05 AM
Friday 5 April
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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 at 4:40 AM, Friday 5 April. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language.)
Topics
Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
Fine Arts
Tim Marlow
Presenter