Giotto
Broke with the Byzantine style through lifelike figures and space, a forerunner of Renaissance painting; he designed the bell tower of Florence Cathedral.
| Lived | c. 1267 – 1337 |
| Known as | Painter and architect |
| Birthplace or main place | Florence |
| Places on the map | Florence |
FlorenceSee the world of Giotto in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1200) | At death (map of 1300) |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | Holy Roman Empire | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1254 – 1324 | Marco Polo | Merchant and traveller |
| c. 1280 – 1337 | Mansa Musa | Emperor of Mali |
| 1265 – 1321 | Dante Alighieri | Poet |
| 1304 – 1369 | Ibn Battuta | Traveller |
| 1304 – 1374 | Petrarch | Poet and humanist |
| 1215 – 1294 | Kublai Khan | Founder of the Yuan dynasty |
| c. 1210 – 1291 | Saadi | Poet |
| c. 1315 – 1390 | Hafez | Poet |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.