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20: 111:, representing incidents in the life of St Francis (frescoes 2, 3, 4 and especially 5, which shows Francis stripping himself, and protected by the bishop), that those frescoes likewise may, with considerable confidence, be ascribed to Gaddi. Some other extant mosaics are attributed to him, but without full authentication. This artist laid the foundation of a very large fortune, which continued increasing, and placed his progeny in a highly distinguished worldly position. 164: 90:, and may with more certainty be credited with the mosaics inside the portico of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, relating to the legend of the foundation of that church; their date is probably 1308. 25: 97:
in Rome he also executed the mosaics of the choir, and those of the front representing on a colossal scale God the Father, with many other figures; likewise an altarpiece in the church of
83:. His dates of birth and death have been given as 1239 and about 1312; these are probably too early; he may have been born towards 1260, and may have died in or about 1333. 19: 188: 229: 219: 101:, Florence; these works no longer exist. It is usually thought that no picture (as distinct from mosaics) by Gaddo Gaddi is now extant. 86:
He was a painter and mosaicist, is said to have executed the great mosaic inside the portal of Florence Cathedral, representing the
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consider that the mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore bear so strong a resemblance in style to four of the frescoes in the
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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in Rome. The "Coronation of the Virgin" mosaic over the inside door of
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Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters
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Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.).
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style. Almost no works survive. He was the father of
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The Lives
Giorgio Vasari
mosaicist
Florence
Gothic art
Taddeo Gaddi
mosaics
Santa Maria Maggiore
Florence Cathedral
Vasari
Cimabue
Giotto
Coronation of the Virgin
Old Saint Peter's
Santa Maria Novella
Crowe & Cavalcaselle
upper church of Assisi
Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters
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