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The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion

c. 1360s
(Italian, 1379)
Italy, Florence, 14th century
tempera and gold on wood (walnut)
Unframed: 31 x 13.4 cm (12 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Holden Collection 1916.776
Location: 110A Italian Gothic

Did You Know?

This panel has been trimmed slightly at the bottom, cutting off the scene.

Description

This panel was probably part of a small altarpiece of private devotion. The artist was active in Florence and Siena following the Black Death, which began in the late 1340s. His works, like others created during that troubled time, are charged with emotion.
  • By 1858-1889
    Minor K. Kellogg (1814-1889), Paris, France and Cleveland, Ohio
    1889-1913
    Liberty E. Holden (1833-1913), Cleveland, Oh, by inheritance to his wife, Delia E. Bulkley Holden
    1913-1916
    Delia E. Bulkley Holden (1871-1947), Cleveland, Oh, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
  • Tartuferi. Angelo 'Andrea da Firenze (i),' in The Dictionary of Art. vol. 2, pp. 15-17
    Andrea da Firenze, KhI-Vaticano. p. 37-38
    Works of Art Composing the Collection of Mr. Minor K. Kellogg, American Painter (Paris, 1858). no. 2
    Cleveland Museum of Art. Catalogue of the Inaugural Exhibition June 6-September 20, 1916. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1916. Nr. 35
    Rubinstein-Bloch, Stella. Catalogue of a Collection of Paintings, Etc. Presented by Mrs. Liberty E. Holden to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1917. Mentioned: p. 33-34, cat. no. 35; Reproduced: p. 64, No. 35 archive.org
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    Boskovits, Miklós. Pittura fiorentina alla vigilia del Rinascimento, 1370-1400. Firenze: Edam, 1975. p. 277, illus. 41
    Offner, Richard, and Hayden B. J. Maginnis. A Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting: the Fourteenth Century--Supplement. New York: Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1981.
    Turner, Evan H. Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Alan Chong. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. p. 14
    Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Eva C. Kleeman, and Saskia G. Willner. Italiaanse schilderijen, 1300-1500: eigen collectie = Italian paintings, 1300-1500 : own collection. Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1993. Nr. 2.1, p. 30
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  • Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana (March 25-April 22, 1977).
    The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).
    Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).
  • {{cite web|title=The Crucifixion|url=false|author=Andrea da Firenze|year=c. 1360s|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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