Matteo di Giovanni, The Crucifixion
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.535 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Matteo di Giovanni

The Crucifixion

1470s

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
tempera and oil with gold on wood panel
Dimensions
29.8 × 31 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-113741

This small picture belonged to a predella, a series of subsidiary panels consisting of narrative scenes and situated at the bottom of an altarpiece. Predella paintings are significant because the artist was allowed more freedom and inventiveness here than in the higher part of the altarpiece. In this Crucifixion scene, the harmony of colors, the monumentality of the figures, and the symmetry of the composition all reflect the classical spirit of Renaissance Italy. Moreover, the panel shows some characteristics of the traditional Sienese school—such as the quality and elegance of the lines—whi…

Provenance

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.535

Registry history

  • 1470s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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