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Preview image of work. tempera on panel, The Crucifixion 4990

1961.100.2

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The Crucifixion

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Artist

[school of Barnaba da Modena]

Title

The Crucifixion

Creation Date

ca. 1370

Century

14th century

Dimensions

23 1/2 in. x 14 3/8 in. (59.69 cm x 36.51 cm)

Object Type

painting

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

tempera on panel

Credit Line

Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1961.100.2

Virgin Mary and St. John here lament Christ’s death on the cross with St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Christopher. The pelican feeding his young with his own blood functions as a symbol of Christ’s passion. Barnaba da Modena was active between 1381 and 1383 in Genoa and Pisa, two of the most prosperous Italian cities of the period. He was trained in Modena in a style steeped in the more formulaic Byzantine tradition of icon painting, rather than the new, observation-based style that developed in Florence at the same time. This painting is attributed to a follower of Barnaba, since its composition reflects Barnaba’s preferences, but the execution, especially of the body of Christ, suggests another hand.