In the canon
Lives of the Artists
- Form
- Form Non-fiction
- Year
- Year 1550
- Originally in
- Originally in Italian
- Pages
- Pages 600
A courtier arrives from Rome to test the masters for a commission and asks Giotto for a drawing to prove his hand. Giotto plants his elbow at his side, turns his wrist once, and hands over a perfect circle, freehand, no compass, no correction.
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