Strasbourg Crucifixion

The Crucifixion is a painting in tempera and gold on panel of c.1315 attributed to Giotto, now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 167.[2]

The Crucifixion
ArtistGiotto
Yearcirca 1315
Mediumtempera on panel
MovementTrecento
Early Italian Renaissance painting
Catholic art
SubjectJesus on the Cross
Dimensions45.3 cm × 32.7 cm (17.8 in × 12.9 in)[1]
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg
Accession1890

History

Previously attributed to the School of Giotto, Roberto Longhi attributed it to the master himself in 1948.[3][1] It probably formed a diptych with the Madonna Enthroned between the Virtues (Wildenstein Collection, New York), attributed to the Master of the Sails.[4]

References

  1. Moench, Esther (June 2017). De Giotto à Goya. Peintures italiennes et espagnoles du musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. pp. 22–24. ISBN 978-2-35125-151-5.
  2. Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 26–27. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.
  3. (in Italian) Luciano Bellosi, Giotto, in Dal Gotico al Rinascimento, Scala, Firenze 2003. ISBN 88-8117-092-2
  4. (in Italian) Edi Baccheschi, L'opera completa di Giotto, Rizzoli, Milano 1977.

Crucifixon, presentation on the museum's website

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