What Happened in 1280

Cimabue Paints his Maestà for the Santa Trinità Church

The picture originally stood on the high altar of Santa Trinità church in Florence. The iconography is frequent in medieval painting and represents... Read more

Cimabue Paints the Frescos of the Church of San Francesco at Assisi

Cimabue was commissioned to paint two very large frescoes for the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. They are on the walls of the transepts: a... Read more

Marco Polo appointed governor

Khan liked the youthful Marco and conscripted him into service for the Empire. Marco served in several high-level government positions, including... Read more