Crucifix
Master of Montelabate, Italian (active Umbria), documented 1285; active 1280-90
Geography:
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1285Medium:
Tempera on panelDimensions:
74 x 68 1/4 inches (188 x 173.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting before 1900, Johnson CollectionObject Location:
W1952-1-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, 1952
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1285Medium:
Tempera on panelDimensions:
74 x 68 1/4 inches (188 x 173.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting before 1900, Johnson CollectionObject Location:
* Gallery 201, European Art 1100-1500, second floor (Lila Wallace--Reader´s Digest Fund Gallery)
Accession Number:W1952-1-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, 1952
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In the 1200s, the Franciscans popularized the use of large, painted crucifixes like this one, which were often mounted on rood screens that divided the nave from the sanctuary of a church. Though the dying Christ's figure follows the model of a famous crucifix then in the Franciscan's principal church in Assisi, this painting was not made for a Franciscan church, but probably for the church of a nearby monastery of another religious order. At Christ's feet kneels the donor who ordered the painting. He does not wear a Franciscan friar's simple tunic, but the rich robes of an abbot.
Provenance
With Salvatore Romano, Florence; sold to PMA, 1952.* 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.
