"The most sovereign master of painting in his time, who drew all his figures and their postures according to nature." - Giovanni Villani Giotto changes everything, he changes art from medieval to modern and he opens the Italian renaissance. Follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and his philosophies which talked about poverty, love for life and nature. Giotto draws naturally, he draws figures as they are, uses movement and perspective. Simply great. Here is a great link to view lots of his work and details in it. Giotto