Cimabue

Italian artist (1240–1302)

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Lived 1240–1302, aged 62
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  • Fame16.1
  • Momentum1.7
  • Artists rank#162
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  • Era
    1240–1302
    Aged 62
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Updated 2026-05-29

Florentine painter and mosaic designer who helped push Italian art out of the medieval straightjacket in the late 1200s. Cimabue's work bridged Byzantine rigidity and early Renaissance naturalism, making him foundational enough to stay taught 700 years later.

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Giovanni Cimabue, also known as Cenni di Pepo or Cenni di Pepi, was an Italian painter and designer of mosaics from Florence.

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16.1
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Momentum1.7
Historical20.6
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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#162
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