The universe of Master of Saint CeciliaSolid figures, clear architecture and a living story make the Master of Saint Cecilia an essential player in the Florentine transition to Giotto's painting.
active around 1290 -1320Estimated period
Florence, Santa Cecilia church, Giotto's circle and Tuscan workshopsMain homes
Florentine Gothic, proto-Renaissance, Maestà, life of a saint, bib, tempera on wood, gold background and narrationPractical
300 °CBibs, Maestà, narrative panels, altarpieces, drawings, patterns, studio works and lost works created, overall estimate
Hand paintedReal oil painting, no print.
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active around 1290 -1320 · Florence and Giotto's circle
Solid figures, clear architecture and a living story make the Master of Saint Cecilia an essential player in the Florentine transition to Giotto's painting.
The Master of Saint Cecilia is a conventional painter active in Florence between the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th century. Its name comes from the large bib representing Saint Cecilia surrounded by eight episodes from her life, painted around 1305 -1310 for the Florentine church dedicated to the saint and today kept at the Uffizi. The artist remains anonymous; some researchers have proposed to identify him with Gaddo Gaddi, mosaicist and father of Taddeo Gaddi, without this hypothesis being definitively established. His painting is located in the direct vicinity of Giotto. The characters are no longer simple signs placed on gold: they have volume, weight and expressive gestures. Architectures, comparable to small sectional scenes clearly organize meetings, marriages, conversions, trials and martyrs. In Saint Cecilia and scenes from her life, the saint sits in the center with book and palm, while the side episodes lead the gaze from her marriage to her torture. The Maestà attributed to the same circle retain the sacred frontality of the Byzantine tradition, but the angels group with more depth around Mary and the Child. This alliance between gold background, bodily presence and concrete narration makes the master a privileged witness to Florentine innovations around 1300. This alliance between gold background, bodily presence and concrete narration makes the master a privileged witness to Florentine innovations around 1300. This alliance between gold background, bodily presence and concrete narration makes the master a privileged witness to Florentine innovations around 1300. The "Master of Saint Cecilia" selection notably compares The Virgin to the Child enthroned with six angels and The Virgin Mary enthroned with the Child. His reading favors movement.
The Master of Saint Cecilia brings the story into the architecture: each wall becomes a scene where gestures, looks and faith unfold with clarity.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Florence between tradition and Giotto
Gold background and frontality meet a new sense of body and space. This milestone illuminates the "Master of Saint Cecilia" collection by favoring movement.
Saint Cecilia and her legend
The large bib transforms eight episodes into a continuous architectural narrative.
Maestà, workshop and distribution
Solid figures and groups of angels extend the Florentine innovations of the early Trecento.
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Architecture on stage
Open Buildings organize each episode like an immediately readable theater. This trait guides a reading of "Master of Saint Cecilia" centered on movement.
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Solid body
Drapery, volume and posture give the figures a new presence.
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Narrative gesture
Hand raised, gaze turned and movement are enough to explain the action.
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Gold renewed
The sacred background remains, but the characters now occupy a coherent space.
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Six readings specific to Master of Saint Cecilia
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a course exclusively devoted to Master of Saint Cecilia.
Maestà florentine01
The Virgin and Child enthroned with six angels
Throne, angels and volume of bodies renew Byzantine majesty with a more credible space.
Landmark work of Master of Saint Cecilia. Reading of "Master of Saint Cecilia" through movement.Marian devotion02
The Virgin Mary enthroned with the Child
Sacred frontality is softened by the look, the color and the physical relationship between mother and child.
Landmark work by Master of Saint CeciliaHeavenly court03
Maestà with angels and saints
The figures are ordered around the throne in a colorful, stable and solemn hierarchy.
Landmark work by Master of Saint CeciliaFlorence around 1305 -131004
Saint Cecilia and scenes from her life
The central saint and eight episodes tell of vocation, conversion and martyrdom with remarkable clarity.
Landmark work by Master of Saint CeciliaStyle05
Architecture on stage
Open Buildings organize each episode like an immediately readable theater. This trait guides a reading of "Master of Saint Cecilia" centered on movement.
Reading key for Master of Saint CeciliaStyle06
Solid body
Drapery, volume and posture give the figures a new presence.
Reading key for Master of Saint Cecilia
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