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After closely studying the fresco The Flight into Egypt by Giotto, the tempera panel The Rucellai Madonna by Duccio and the gilding The Annunciation by Martini, it is evident that the content and style of each painting is influenced majorly by the process in which it was created. Discussed will be the extent to which I believe these paintings are affected by the medium they are created from, with specific evidence.

The artist Giotto could be described most accurately, although amongst other things, as extremely innovative. His artwork The Flight Into Egypt , which is painted on fresco, is just one example of his incredible innovation. It is fairly obvious though, within looking at the artwork for more than a few seconds, that the painting process he used had a rather huge impact on the finished product. For example, no panel painting of the time had achieved such naturalistic depth, or such simple and clear narrative. So what was it about the fresco medium that made it so......

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