Giotto

Giotto, by Paulo Uccello.  Click on the image to view a larger version.

Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267 – 1337), known more simply as Giotto, was a Florentine painter and architect. 

Like other artists of his time, Giotto did not possess great technical skills and knowledge of human anatomy.  What shines through his work, however, is the emotional connection he had with his subjects. 

His most famous works (often religious-based) depict people under stress or caught-up in a crisis.  Artists and art lovers alike are still inspired by Giotto's paintings since they depict emotional experiences which transend place and time.

Credits

Portrait of Giotto, maintained at the Louvre.

From The Five Masters of the Florentine Renaissance (or Fathers of Perspective): Giotto, Uccello, Donatello, Manetti, Brunelleschi. Tempera on wood. Louvre.

It is believed the entire work was started by Uccello but was later finished by someone else.