capo-maestro

Updated: July 11, 2026

It was in 1332, as I have said, that Giotto was made capo-maestro, and on July 18th, 1334, the first stone of his campanile was laid, the understanding being that the structure was to exceed "in magnificence, height, and excellence of workmanship" anything in the world.

E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas - A Wanderer in Florence