Description:
(13th century Italian Painter Known for His Frescoes, Panel Paintings, and Exquisite Mosaics)
Italian painter and mosaicist Cimabue was one of the last Byzantine artists. His frescoes adorn the upper church of S. Francesco, Assisi. Though not much is known about his life, Cimabue found a mention in Dante’s Purgatorio, the second part of the iconic narrative poem The Divine Comedy.
