Grifo di Tancredi (active 1271 - 1312) was an Italian painter who was likely born in

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. Little biographical history is known for this painter, and one existing work, a triptych at the National Gallery of Scotland, has been attributed to him on the basis of inscriptions. He was active in Volterra by 1271, and later moved to Florence. He was previously cited as the ''Master of San Gaggio''. In 1271, Grifo rented a workshop in

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together with Filippo di Jacopo. He appears to have worked on painting the

Fontana Maggiore The ''Fontana Maggiore'', a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, placed in the centre of Piazza IV Novembre (formerly Piazza Grande), is the monument symbol of the city of Perugia. History The monumental fountain was designed by Frà Bevignate ...

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in 1281. By 1295, he had moved to

, and enrolled in the painters’ guild sometime between 1297 and 1312. In 1303 he executed a now lost painting in the Palazzo Vecchio, commemorating a political event of the day. Grifo is considered a follower of

Giotto Giotto di Bondone (; – January 8, 1337), known mononymously as Giotto ( , ) and Latinised as Giottus, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. He worked during the Gothic/Proto-Renaissance period. Giot ...

.National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, entry on painter.
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