Cimabue (Italian: [tʃimaˈbuː.e]; c. 1240 – 1302), (also known as Cenni Di Pepi or in modern Italian, Benvenuto di Giuseppe) was a Florentine painter and creator of mosaics. Cimabue is generally regarded as one of the first great Italian painters to break from the Italo-Byzantine style, although he still relied on Byzantine models. The art of this period comprised scenes and forms that appeared relatively flat and highly stylized. Cimabue was a pioneer in the move towards naturalism; his figures… Read more...