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| 1267 | Giotto is born in Vespignano di Mugello, according to a tradition that dates to Antonio Pucci (1373). |
| 1280 | Probable beginning of Giotto's studies in Florence under Cimabue. |
| 1285 | Giotto's first trip to Rome, perhaps in the retinue of Cimabue, must have, occurred at this time or slightly later Giotto probably stayed in Rome until 1288-90. |
| 1290 | Giotto participates in frescoes on the third and fourth bays of the Upper Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. |
| 1292 | Crucifix in Santa Maria Novella in Florence.
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| 1292-96 | Frescoes of the Franciscan Cycle in the Upper Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. |
| 1297 | Giotto is in Rome, where he makes frescoes in the loggia of the Lateran for Boniface VIII. |
| 1300 | Having returned from Rome, Giotto works in the Badia Fiorentina, where he makes frescoes of the life of the Virgin as well as the polyptych that is in the Uffizi today. |
| 1301-02 | Giotto is in Rimini, where he makes frescoes in the church of San Francesco and the crucifix on panel still preserved in the Tempio Malatestiano. |
| 1302-05 | Giotto's first stay in Padua, where he works in the basilica of Sant'Antonio and its Chapter House and makes the frescoes for the Scrovegni Chapel. |
| 1305-08 | (before January 1309) Probable period of a second stay in Assisi. |
| 1309/12 | Giotto's second stay in Padua, where he works on decoration in the Palazzo della Ragione. |
| 1310-11 | Giotto is in Florence, where he works on the complex of the Ognissanti, making the Madonna in Glory (now in the Uffizi) and the Death of the Virgin (now in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin). |
| 1312-13 | Giotto is in Rome, in all probability making the cartoons for the mosaics of the Navicella in St. Peter's. |
| 1313-15 | Documented stay by Giotto in Florence; these are most likely the years in which he began work on the basilica of Santa Croce, with the frescoes in the Peruzzi Chapel of the lives of saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. |
| 1315-17 | The decoration in the Magdalen Chapel in the Lower Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi must date to these years. Giotto works there with several assistants, among them the "Master of the Vele." |
| 1320 | Working in Rome on a commission from Cardinal Steftneschi, Giotto decorates the tribune of St. Peter's and the polyptych that is preserved today in the Pinacoteca Vaticana; several students, including the Master of the Vele, were also involved in this work.
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| 1325 | Giotto makes the polyptych now divided among the National Gallery in Washington, the Abbaye de Chaalis in Senlis, France, and Florence's Museo Horne, perhaps originally from Santa Croce. He paints the fresco decorations of the Bardi Chapel in Santa Croce with the life of St. Francis. |
| 1327 | Giotto makes the polyptych in the Baroncelli Chapel, with assistants, including Taddeo Gaddi, who worked on the predella. |
| 1328-33 | Giotto is in Naples in the service of King Robert of Anjou and works on the decoration for the royal palace (Castel Nuovo), where he makes frescoes in the Palatine and Secret chapels and decorates a room with portraits of famous men; he also works in the church of Santa Chiara. |
| 1334 | Giotto returns to Florence, where he is nominated master builder for the construction of the Duomo; he begins construction of the cadiedrars bell tower. |
| 1336 | Giotto is in Milan at the court of the Visconti, he probably makes the decoration for the royal palace as mentioned in sources, including a room with representations of famous men. |
| 1337 | January 8 Giotto dies in Florence. |
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