▁Vas ari ▁also ▁rel ates ▁that ▁when ▁Pope ▁Bened ict   X I ▁sent ▁a ▁mess enger ▁to ▁Gi otto , ▁asking ▁him ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁drawing ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁his ▁skill , ▁Gi otto ▁drew ▁a ▁red ▁circle ▁so ▁perfect ▁that ▁it ▁seemed ▁as ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁drawn ▁using ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁comp ass es ▁and ▁instruct ed ▁the ▁mess enger ▁to ▁send ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Pope . ▁The ▁mess enger ▁depart ed ▁ill ▁pleased , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁a ▁fool ▁of . ▁The ▁mess enger ▁brought ▁other ▁artists ' ▁draw ings ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Pope ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Gi otto ' s . ▁When ▁the ▁mess enger ▁related ▁how ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁circle ▁without ▁moving ▁his ▁arm ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁comp ass es ▁the ▁Pope ▁and ▁his ▁cour ti ers ▁were ▁amaz ed ▁at ▁how ▁Gi otto ' s ▁skill ▁greatly ▁sur pass ed ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 2 9 0 , ▁Gi otto ▁married ▁R ice v uta ▁di ▁Lap o ▁del ▁P ela ▁( known ▁as ▁' C i uta '), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Lap o ▁del ▁P ela ▁of ▁Florence . ▁The ▁marriage ▁produced ▁four ▁daughters ▁and ▁four ▁sons , ▁one ▁of ▁whom , ▁Francesco , ▁became ▁a ▁painter . ▁Gi otto ▁worked ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 7 – 1 3 0 0 , ▁but ▁few ▁traces ▁of ▁his ▁presence ▁there ▁remain ▁today . ▁By ▁ 1 3 0 1 , ▁Gi