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]
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| Artist | Giotto |
| Year | circa 1315 |
| Medium | tempera on panel |
| Movement | Trecento Early Italian Renaissance painting Catholic art |
| Subject | Jesus on the Cross |
| Dimensions | 45.3 cm × 32.7 cm (17.8 in × 12.9 in)[1] |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg |
| Accession | 1890 |
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]
Wildenstein Madonna
Crucifixion in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua (c. 1303–1305)
Crucifixion with Five Franciscan Saints in the lower basilica in Assisi (c. 1308–1310)
Crucifixion (Alte Pinakothek), from the Seven Panels with the Life of Christ (c. 1320–1325)
The Berlin Crucifixion (c. 1320)
References
- 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.
- 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.
- (in Italian) Luciano Bellosi, Giotto, in Dal Gotico al Rinascimento, Scala, Firenze 2003. ISBN 88-8117-092-2
- (in Italian) Edi Baccheschi, L'opera completa di Giotto, Rizzoli, Milano 1977.
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