Giotto is the same. His paintings seem lifeless in a book with 10" pictures. But there's a room in the Uffizi which features Madonnas by Giotto, Cimabue, and Du

Giotto is the same. His paintings seem lifeless in a book with 10" pictures. But there's a room in the Uffizi which features Madonnas by Giotto, Cimabue, and Duccio. They are mind-blowing. First of all they are not 10 inches but 10 feet tall. Second, Giotto's Madonna and Child almost feels as if they are alive. Seeing his work side-by-side with contemporaries it's instantly obvious why Vasari considered Giotto as the reviver of the art painting. [1] (The others were no slouches either.) [1] https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/giorgio-vasari/the-lives-of-the-artists/giotto/ https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/giorgio-vasari/the-liv...