Late Medieval

giovanni del biondo

Born 1356 Died 1399

Giovanni del Biondo (1356–1399): Florentine Gothic and Early Renaissance Painter Giovanni del Biondo, born around 1356 in Casentino, Italy, remains a figure shrouded in mystery—his precise birthdate elusive despite meticulous tax records confirming his residency in Florence from 1359 until his untimely death in 1399. He gained Florentine citizenship as ‘Iohannes Biondi de Casentino pictor,’ marking the beginning of his artistic journey within the burgeoning Gothic and Early Renaissance landscape of Tuscany. While biographical details are scarce, scholars believe he honed his skills in the wo…

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The Subject Atlas

A chart of giovanni del biondo's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

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giovanni del biondo

1356 - 1399

The Subject Atlas

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Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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