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Giotto di Bondone Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

This timeline game is a fun and interactive way to learn about the life and works of Giotto di Bondone, one of the most influential artists of the early Renaissance period.

  • Players will have to correctly place key events in Giotto’s life in chronological order.
  • Explore the milestones in Giotto’s career, from his early works in Florence to his groundbreaking contributions to the art world.
  • Test your knowledge of art history and see how well you know the life of this iconic painter.
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  • 1266: Giotto di Bondone is born in Florence, Italy
  • 1270: Giotto begins working as an apprentice to the painter Cimabue
  • 1280-1285: Giotto paints his first independent works in Florence
  • 1290-1295: Giotto is commissioned to paint frescoes in the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi
  • 1303-1305: Giotto is commissioned to paint the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua
  • 1334: Giotto is appointed chief architect of Florence Cathedral
  • 1337: Giotto completes the design of the campanile of Florence Cathedral
  • 1330-1335: Giotto is commissioned to paint the Bardi Chapel in Santa Croce, Florence
  • 1339: Giotto is appointed chief architect of the Duomo in Milan
  • 1305-1306: Giotto paints frescoes in the Arena Chapel in Padua
  • 1343: Giotto is appointed chief architect of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome
  • 1347: Giotto completes the design of the bell tower of the Basilica of St. John Lateran
  • 1337: Giotto dies in Florence

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