This artist's final work was a mosaic about John the Baptist in the Pisa Cathedral.
This artist's final work was a mosaic about John the Baptist in the Pisa Cathedral. He painted The Four Evangelists on the cross vault of the basilica of San Francesco, and depicted columns of angels on both sides of a massive throne with an unrealistic perspective in another work. This artist painted a flat crucifix for the basilica of Santa Croce, and according to Vasari, he was the first painter to include words in his paintings. The painter of the Santa Trinita Madonna, his portrait was possibly painted by Simone Martini, and for many years, scholars mistakenly attributed the Rucellai Madonna to this painter, although it was actually a work by his contemporary, Duccio. For 10 points, name this Italian painter who began the process of breaking away from the flat forms of Byzantine art, which would be continued by his student Giotto.
This artist's final work was a mosaic about John the Baptist in the Pisa Cathedral.
{Cimabue} [or Bencivieni di {Pepo}]