European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Christ in the Tomb and the Virgin Made in Florence, Italy, Europec. 1377 Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, Italian (active Florence), first documented 1368, died 1415 Tempera and tooled gold on panel with vertical grain * Gallery 210, European Art 1100-1500, second floor Cat. 8 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelThis Pietà, or the dead Christ mourned by his mother, once adorned a wealthy family's burial chamber in Florence's All Saints' Church, known as the Ognissanti. Situated above the tomb, it presented an especially poignant image of loss.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
