Petrarch-triumph-vainglory-padua-1400, Giotto, circa 1400.

Triumph of vainglory (gloria mundi); frontispiece to petrarch's de viris illustribus. The image is thought to be based on a fresco by giotto in the palace of azzone visconti, in milan. This is one of the forerunners of the iconographic tradition illustrating petrarch's triumphs. Date: circa 1400..