Giotto's The Entombment of Mary

Giotto, The Entombment of Mary, 1310, tempera on poplar, 75 x 179 cm (Gemäldegalerie, Kaiser Friedrich-Museums-Verein, Berlin)

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

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Giottos The Entombment of Mary

Florence, Italy
1310

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