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Giotto's O: Narrative, Figuration, and Pictorial Ingenuity in the Arena Chapel
Giotto's O Narrative Figuration and Pictorial Ingenuity in the Arena Chapel
Author: Andrew Ladis
Andrew Ladis begins his book with Giorgio Vasari's famous story of "Giotto's O", in which the artist drew a perfect circle freehand, baffled Pope Benedict IX's foolish messenger, and demonstrated his artistic brilliance to those qualified to understand. The fundamental premise of Ladis' work is that the Arena Chapel, like Giotto's mythical O or ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780271034072
ISBN-10: 0271034076
Pages: 211
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Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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