tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706678653651301316.post1324802610071283868..comments2024-02-27T00:28:09.103-08:00Comments on Art Blog By Bob: The Man in the ArenaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706678653651301316.post-29914806850851688202009-01-12T16:10:00.000-08:002009-01-12T16:10:00.000-08:00Caravaggio and Rembrandt are undoubtedly great but...Caravaggio and Rembrandt are undoubtedly great but such a relative ranking of the merits of these artists against Giotto on a ladder of progress seems a little ridiculous. Looking at Giotto as the necessary but primitive precursor to later styles is sounds to me like someone is still missing the point of Giotto. He achieved perfection at what he did on his own terms, if there is such a thing as perfection in art.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/08241577590277573030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706678653651301316.post-75677664346877498322009-01-11T18:05:00.000-08:002009-01-11T18:05:00.000-08:00It took me a long time to appreciate Giotto. I had...It took me a long time to appreciate Giotto. I had to put him in to the context of history to see how significant and influential that he was. When compared to a Caravaggio or Rembrandt, he pales in comparison. In fairness, thats like comparing an early car with a Ferrari (hopefully choosing an Italian car wont take away from my point :). There is no overall comparison, but early automotive innovations led to Cars like Ferrari's just as the groundbreaking techniques of Giotto (passed on and refined) led to Rembrandt and Caravaggio.<BR/><BR/>Merrill KazanjianMerrill Kazanjianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521560270679515786noreply@blogger.com