or . ▁He ▁told ▁the ▁man ▁to ▁" Go ▁into ▁the ▁world ▁a ▁little , ▁before ▁you ▁talk ▁of ▁arms ▁as ▁if ▁you ▁were ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bav aria ," ▁and ▁in ▁response ▁was ▁su ed . ▁Gi otto ▁counter su ed ▁and ▁won ▁two ▁flor ins . ▁In ▁The ▁Div ine ▁Com edy , ▁D ante ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁great ness ▁of ▁his ▁living ▁contemporary ▁by ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁a ▁painter ▁in ▁P urg atorio ▁( X I , ▁ 9 4 – 9 6 ): ▁" C im ab ue ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁field / In ▁painting , ▁and ▁now ▁Gi otto ▁has ▁the ▁cry , / ▁So ▁the ▁fame ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁is ▁obsc ure ." ▁Gi otto ▁died ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 3 3 7 . ▁ ▁Bur ial ▁and ▁legacy ▁According ▁to ▁Vas ari , ▁Gi otto ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Florence , ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁entrance ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁spot ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁mar ble ▁pla que . ▁According ▁to ▁other ▁sources , ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Santa ▁Re par ata . ▁The ▁apparently - contr ad ict ory ▁reports ▁are ▁explained ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Santa ▁Re par ata ▁are ▁directly ▁beneath ▁the ▁C athedral ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁continued ▁in ▁use ▁while ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁proceeded ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁ ▁During ▁an ▁exc av ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s