The Virgin and Child by Cimabue

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:painting
gptkbp:art_movement Proto-Renaissance
gptkbp:art_style Early Italian Renaissance
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Cimabue
gptkbp:artistic_contribution Pioneering work in religious art
gptkbp:artistic_influence Impact on later depictions of Mary and Jesus
gptkbp:artistic_legacy Foundation for future religious art
gptkbp:artistic_technique Layering of paint
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cimabue's_workshop
gptkbp:collection gptkb:Uffizi_Gallery
gptkbp:color_palette Rich colors
gptkbp:commissioned unknown patron
gptkbp:created_in gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:criticism Art historians praise its significance
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on religious iconography
gptkbp:cultural_significance Represents medieval religious art
gptkbp:dimensions approximately 12 ft x 7 ft
gptkbp:exhibition_history Exhibited in various museums
gptkbp:exhibition_location gptkb:Uffizi_Gallery,_Florence
gptkbp:historical_context Late 13th century Italy
gptkbp:historical_significance Represents a shift in artistic expression
Transition from medieval to Renaissance art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Virgin and Child by Cimabue
gptkbp:iconography Mother and child
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Italian_Renaissance
gptkbp:influenced_artists Subsequent Renaissance artists
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Giotto
Romanesque art
gptkbp:inspired_by Byzantine icons
gptkbp:location gptkb:Santa_Croce,_Florence
gptkbp:medium tempera on wood
gptkbp:notable_exhibitions gptkb:Florence_Biennale
gptkbp:notable_features elongated figures
expressive faces
gold background
gptkbp:related_to Madonna and Child theme
gptkbp:restoration Restored multiple times
gptkbp:significance Early example of the transition to naturalism
gptkbp:style Byzantine
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Virgin_Mary
gptkb:Child_Jesus
gptkbp:symbolism Divine motherhood
gptkbp:technique tempera painting
gptkbp:year_created c. 1280
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Church_of_Santa_Croce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6