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The Crucifixion
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This panel was probably part of a small altarpiece of private devotion. The artist was active in Florence and Siena following the Black Death, which began in the late 1340s. His works, like others created during that troubled time, are charged with emotion.
| Artist / Maker | Andrea da Firenze |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1360s |
| Culture / Origin | Italy, Florence |
| Medium | tempera and gold on wood (walnut) |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 31 x 13.4 cm (12 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.) |
| Department | Medieval Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
The first evidence from the life of Andrea Bonaiuti dates to January 1346, when he was registered in Florence in the Arte dei Medici e Speziali, or the guild of doctors and pharmacists. His surviving works on panel include 26 triptychs, polyptychs, fragmentary panels, as well as a crucifix and a processional banner. His two major fresco cycles are in the Chapter House, the so-called Spanish Chapel, of Santa Maria Novella of Florence (c. 1365) and in the Camposanto of… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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