Perimeter suggestions: Giunta Pisano

The name of Giunta from Capitino, called Giunta Pisano (1190-1200-1260), certainly sais very little; because he is a very little known Italian painter that has changed conception and think about space and architectural structures(Figg.1-2), and certainly he has suggested to Giotto valid ideas for his new paint, and certainly Giotto has seen works of Giunta and he took how it was necessary to Assisi. We can take and consider some works of Giunta because he has took these examples regard architectures to paints of Assisi(Figg.3-6), but he didn’t lease byzantine style(Figg.7-8); but important note that we must consider is above all that architecture is changed, and new space is present  in painting, and this new space born with Giunta Pisano, we must consider that the master of Giotto, Giovanni Cimabue, was to Pisa and he seen Giunta and new perimeters, then he could suggest to Giotto these new ideas regard paint of architectures, and Giotto could seen Giunta and his works in Pisa, and distance from Pisa and Firenze was 51 miles, then Giotto could gone to Pisa may to follow his master Cimabue and he could seen Giunta and after improve that architectures in Assisi. Then he has suggested to Giotto his architectures and I think also form of figures. He for costumer have to change style to will of costumer then, now is byzantine and after plastic to human figure too, the form of Saint Francis(Fig.7) show this characteristic, he is very plastic comparison to a Crucifix(Fig.8), that follows byzantine style.  But the presence Giunta’s in Assisi has determined an interest very alive as marked also by Luciano Bellosi(Cimabue, p.158) “The presence of Giunta Pisano in Assisi in the 1230s had a vast echo in Umbria”

 Alessandro Lusana 

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Customer

Painter was busy during to his painting and other artist, a sculpture, was work in the

same chapel of a church; customer within in the chapel and he seen immediately state

of works bother painting and sculpture, and he solicited it because he have paid and

he want work ended very soon. Painter and sculpture, they got down from scaffolds

and asked if they can eat something. Costumer said that it was certain, and while he

looked jobs they were prepare lunch. He was continuing his examination and after he

asked when these artist works will be end, then a sculptor, pupil of master, asked:

“Why this hurry, the artistic works requires necessary time”, costumer nodded this

words and he added: “Can you pay these artists and these works, because if you can it

I am going can to sale my chapel, and you are going to pay these artists; then can you

make it?” The pupil answered that it is impossible, and then costumer asked: “Who is

paying”, and other artist answered: “You alone”, and he asserted: “I am an cloth

merchant, and I have merchants in the word, but I have other expenses and this is an

investment for my soul, but it chapel don’t brings money, and your expenses I will

pay and if you follow my request you are going to take money, otherwise I will

search other. Who give money commands, because I have paid your drawings, your

colors, and your tools, then I want my chapel painted. You are painters alone and

social inferior and artists are very much, you must learn it”. Then somebody approach

to him and asked: “Excuse me mister, are you mister Scrovegni?” and he answered

and nodded, and this person said: “I am architect for your chapel; then the costumer

turned around and he seen more persons that followed a man, he seen Giotto, painter,

and he called him and asked: “Where do you are going?”, and he answered: “among

some years, after 1305, I am going to come to you and your chapel, but now you

must pay building after we can agree on the price”, and while he was saying these

words other artist got down from horse and he asked: “Where is mister Scrovegni?”,

Giotto asked: “who are you?” and he answered while he was looking around:

“Arnolfo di Cambio”, and Giotto showed up: “I am Ambrogio called Giotto, we are

going to work to this chapel, alo for you I say among some years.”, and Arnolfo

asked to Giotto: “It is true that he is a loan shark?”, and Giotto answered: “certainly,

but to you what is interest? This work or moral behavior?”, and Arnolfo asked: “ it is

important that he gives me works after I haven’t interest”, then Giotto presented

everybody and they gone away.

Alessandro Lusana