Resources
Fondo Oro Magazine offers a range of foundational guides on everything related to fondo oro. Below are our main entry points into this fascinating subject.
Photo credits
The ‘Gold-ground’aesthetics: Giotto di Bondone: Madonna with Child, c. 1320-1330, wikimedia commons, Public domain, Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, Main Lobby, wikimedia commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Masters: Giotto di Bondone: Madonna Enthroned, 1300-1305, wikimedia commons, Public domain, Duccio di Buoninsegna: Madonna with Child, c. 1300, wikimedia commons, Public domain, Andrea di Cione: The Crucifixion, c. 1365, wikimedia commons, Public domains, Nardo di Cione: Madonna Annunciata, wikimedia commons, Public domain