The Crucifixion
Giannicola di Paolo, The Crucifixion, 1520, tempera on wood, Gift of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, public domain, 61.37
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- Title
The Crucifixion
- Artist
- Date
1520
- Period
High Renaissance (late 15th-1520s)
- Medium
tempera on wood
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
23 1/8 in x 14 1/2 in
- Collection Area
European Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
Italian
- Credit Line
Gift of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation
- Accession Number
61.37
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Place Made
Created in: Umbria
Christ is shown on the cross above an open landscape. On the left two holy women support the swooning Virgin, who wears a purple dress and a blue cloak. Below, on the right, kneels the Magdelen, her hands clasped in prayer. A jar of ointment stands on the ground beside her. In the background Saint John the Baptist and a companion can be seen in a meadow, and in the distance beyond a river, a town in a valley.