Italian critics responded skeptically to his effort to be evenhanded.

Most Italian critics responded positively to the lead singers in this "Aida."

He is one of the most important Italian literary critics.

One Italian critic saw "a sweetness" in the wall panels, a "softness of color and light as on a late summer afternoon."

The Italian critics were divided in their opinions.

The film was shunned by the Italian critics, who gave it extremely negative reviews.

In the following decades, Italian critics argued over the respective merits of the two epics.

Some have explicitly condemned his efforts to please his audience, such as this contemporary Italian critic:

Some Italian critics consider this approach contrived, as if he had deliberately used his "mysterious science" to write a best seller.

Many Italian critics continue to support the authorship of Giotto and his workshop.