Giotto was a Renaissance painter who was interested in many other artistic fields such as sculpture and architecture. Alongside his brands, Giotto also pursued new art forms created during the Renaissance, such as frescoes and three-dimensional paintings on two-dimensional canvases. In 1267, Giotto was born in the village of Vespignano, located near Florence, Italy. His full name was Giotto di Bondone and he was born into a family of small farmers. During his life, Giotto produced many influential paintings – mainly frescoes – and was a highly regarded painter. He was a heterosexual white man and a member of the Roman Catholic Church. There are two stories told about Giotto's rise to fame. Both stories revolve around a well-known Italian painter named Cimabue. One version says that Cimabue caught Giotto drawing one of his father's sheep on a rock when he was twelve. Cimabue loved his work so much that he took him on as a student. Another version says that, while apprenticed to a wool merchant, Giotto visited Cimabue's studio so often that the artist was eventually allowed him to study. Giotto was a happy ...