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Feb282022

Bernardo Daddi: Breaking with the Gothic

DateMonday, February 28, 2022 at 9:00AM

Bernardo Daddi - Crucifixion - 1340–1345 - Oil on panel - Height: 31 cm (12.2 in); Width: 20 cm (7.8 in) - National Gallery of Art - Washington, D.C. (click photo for larger image)Bernardo Daddi ( c. 1280 – 1348) was an early Italian Renaissance artist and the leading painter of Florence of his generation.

He was outstanding in Florence in the period after the death of Giotto (who was possibly his teacher). Daddi ran a busy workshop specializing in small devotional panels and portable altarpieces. He was one of the artists who contributed to the revolutionary art of the Renaissance, which broke away from the conventions of the Gothic, by creating compositions which aimed to achieve a more realistic representation of reality

His style is a sweetened version of Giotto's, tempering the latter's gravity with Sienese grace and lightness. He favored smiling Madonnas, teasing children, and an abundance of flowers and trailing draperies. 

His lyrical manner was extremely popular and his influence endured into the second half of the century. His style is a sweetened version of Giotto's, tempering the latter's gravity with Sienese grace and lightness. He favored smiling Madonnas, teasing children, and an abundance of flowers and trailing draperies. 

Daddi’s lyrical manner was extremely popular and his influence endured into the second half of the century.

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