The year of his birth is calculated from the fact that Antonio Pucci , the town crier of Florence , wrote a poem in Giotto 's honor in which it is stated that he was 70 at the time of his death .
The year of his death is 1337 , but the year of his birth ( 1267 ) is based on a poem by Antonio Pucci , the town crier of Florence , who said that Giotto was seventy when he died .