Giotto

        (1267-1337)

Giotto (1266-1337) A Florentine, Giotto is generally regarded as the founder
of modern painting, since he broke away from the stereotyped forms of Byzantine
art and tried to give his figures solidity and naturalism while imbuing passion
and imagination into his scenes. His dramatic power can be felt in his
frescoes, filled with the humanity St. Francis brought to the religious life of
the 13th century that had a potent influence on the arts. In Giotto's art,
people are revealed for the first time as human beings whose feelings express
the deep emotions of Christianity.

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the surface of an object, then burnishing it.