Noun
Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337)
Source: WordNetThe pigment was mixed with a binding medium like egg to form a tempera and applied over dry plaster (such as Giotto di Bondone 's frescos in the Cappella degli Scrovegni or Arena Chapel in Padua ). Source: Internet