<p>In 2000, The Frick Collection’s "Flagellation of Christ" was confirmed to be by the artist Cenni di Pepo (c. 1240–c. 1302), known as Cimabue, following the discovery of "The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels" (now in the National Gallery, London), a panel known to have been painted by the Florentine master. Visitors to the exhibition, presented from October 3 to December 31, 2006, had the rare opportunity to see these two panels side by side — the first time they have been together in America. A selection of panels, manuscripts, and verre églomisé (painted and gilded glass) were also on view, illustrating the various forms of small-scale devotional art with which Cimabue and his contemporaries experimented. This catalogue presents an in-depth essay on the artist Cimabue including biographic and technical information specific to the Flagellation painting in the Frick's collection. Essay on Cimabue's devotional paintings by Holly Flora.</p>

Cimabue and Early Italian Devotional Painting (an exhibition catalogue)

Holly Flora

Rachel Billinge

The Frick Collection

<p>This book offers a fresh look at the broader question of artistic change in the late thirteenth century by examining the intersection of two histories: that of the artist Cimabue (ca. 1240-1302), and that of the Franciscan Order. While focused on the work of a single artist, this study sheds new light on the religious motives and artistic means that fueled the period's visual and spiritual transformations. Flora's study reveals that Cimabue was not just a crucial figure in processes of stylistic change. He and his Franciscan patrons engaged with complicated intellectual and theological ideas about materials, memory, beauty, and experience, creating innovative works of art that celebrated the Order and enabled new modes of Christian devotion. Cimabue's contributions to the history of art thus can finally be recognized for their wide-ranging scope and impact within the rapidly-evolving religious culture of the late thirteenth century.</p>

Cimabue and the Franciscans (Renovatio Artium) (Renovatio Artium: Studies in the Arts of the Renaissance)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Brepols Publishers

The age of Giotto, Dante, and Boccaccio, the fourteenth century in Italy, known as the Trecento, was a pivotal moment in art history and in European culture. The studies in this volume present new approaches to art in this important but often neglected period of the early Renaissance. Scholars at various stages in their careers discuss a wide range of topics including architecture, materiality, politics, patronage, and devotion, contributing to a new understanding of how art was made and experienced in this nodal century. These papers were originally presented at the Andrew Ladis Trecento Conference held at Tulane University in November of 2016.

Art and Experience in Trecento Italy: Studies from the Andrew Ladis Memorial Conference in New Orleans, 2016 (Trecento Forum)

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Cimabue and Early Italian Devotional Painting (an exhibition catalogue)

Cimabue and the Franciscans (Renovatio Artium) (Renovatio Artium: Studies in the Arts of the Renaissance)

Art and Experience in Trecento Italy: Studies from the Andrew Ladis Memorial Conference in New Orleans, 2016 (Trecento Forum)