Giotto’s objective was to make the mystery of the Incarnation and the story of Salvation come alive before our eyes. That is an important task; there is no bigger story out there.

Giotto: Nature Meets the Supernatural

by Linus Meldrum

Giotto, Arena Chapel, c. 1305

Giotto di Bondone, the fabled pre-Renaissance painter, has had a problem. Being so famous, he is a big target.  His fame has engendered a cadre of critics who have, over the years, both praised his work and doubted the attributions. There are arguments about where he painted, what he painted, how he painted and who he was.  Is he the “grandfather of modern painting?”  Did he paint in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi?  We might almost be tempted to think him a ghost if we could not meet Giotto and his beautiful mind in his frescoes in the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy. 



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