Giotto (1267?- 1336?) was a painter of the Gothic Period (Aprox. 1200-1300) who painted in the style of  Fresco.  Fresco is a type of wall painting on plaster.  He is one of the first painters to create the human figure in a more realistic style.  He was one of the first to use perspective in his paintings.  His paintings are religious in nature and are often found on chapel and church walls or wood panels in Italy.

"Madonna and Child" is a icon (religious artwork on a panel) that was created by Giotto for worship.  This byzantine (or early Christian) type of  painting was created for a church and shows the Christ child with Mary.  Notice how flat the image looks.  This is a trait of byzantine art.  Also notice how the baby looks more adult-like in his features.  Byzantine artists did not know how to show child-like features at the time.  Giotto was one of the first artists to use perspective (painting in a more 3-Dimentional look) in his paintings.

Other works by Giotto

Madonna in Maesta

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Lametation

Madonna in Maesta

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St. John on Patmos

Birth of the Virgin Mary

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