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Source Description
These fragments originally adorned a monumental crucifix. The Blessing Christ would have appeared at the top, while Mary and John the Evangelist would have occupied the left and right ends of the cross's horizontal beam. Pietro da Rimini imitated the naturalistic figural style of Giotto, the famed Florentine painter, but also excelled at combining dazzling colors and stylized expressions for dramatic effect. The exaggerated facial features of Pietro da Rimini's figures ensured that their expressions would be comprehensible even when suspended high above the floor. In a recent innovation that demanded the worshiper's imagination, the open mouths of Mary and St. John suggest the sound of their lamentation.
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Document identity
localId
22647
label
The Blessing Christ, the Mourning Virgin, the Mourning St. John the Evangelist
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obj
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drawing
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4
Source metadata
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22647
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drawing
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normalized
title
The Blessing Christ, the Mourning Virgin, the Mourning St. John the Evangelist
description
These fragments originally adorned a monumental crucifix. The Blessing Christ would have appeared at the top, while Mary and John the Evangelist would have occupied the left and right ends of the cross's horizontal beam. Pietro da Rimini imitated the naturalistic figural style of Giotto, the famed Florentine painter, but also excelled at combining dazzling colors and stylized expressions for dramatic effect. The exaggerated facial features of Pietro da Rimini's figures ensured that their expressions would be comprehensible even when suspended high above the floor. In a recent innovation that demanded the worshiper's imagination, the open mouths of Mary and St. John suggest the sound of their lamentation.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1881 catalogue: no. 6, 7, and 8, as Cimabue; 1897 catalogue: no. 39, as Giotto]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1340-1349 (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
panel paintings
fragments
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4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
45.3
height
41.2
depth
3.8
dimensionsRaw
Christ painted surface H: 17 13/16 x W: 16 1/4 x D: 1 1/2 in. (45.3 x 41.2 x 3.8 cm); The Virgin painted surface H: 17 3/16 x W: 15 3/4 x D: 1 1/4 in. (43.7 x 40 x 3.2 cm); St. John painted surface H: 17 7/8 x W: 15 13/16 x D: 1 1/2 in. (45.4 x 40.2 x 3.8 cm)Overall: 17 13/16 x 16 3/16 in. (45.24 x 41.12 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
med
tempera and gold leaf on panel
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5557
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MED
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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