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Source Description
These panels were the folding wings of a small triptych: paintings on three attached panels used for private devotion. An image of the Virgin and Child would probably have occupied the central panel.One of the wings illustrates the most famous episode in the legendary St. Christopher's life, when he helped a child cross a river by carrying him on his shoulders: Christopher found the small child to be incredibly heavy, only to discover that he was, in fact, Jesus. The opposite panel shows the Crucifixion with the mourning Mary and John the Evangelist.During the earlier part of the 14th century, Pisa nourished a rich, diverse artistic environment, where a unique painting style emerged out of the cross-influences from the schools of Siena and Florence.
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Document identity
localId
19826
label
The Crucifixion and Saint Christopher
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obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
19826
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Crucifixion and Saint Christopher
description
These panels were the folding wings of a small triptych: paintings on three attached panels used for private devotion. An image of the Virgin and Child would probably have occupied the central panel.One of the wings illustrates the most famous episode in the legendary St. Christopher's life, when he helped a child cross a river by carrying him on his shoulders: Christopher found the small child to be incredibly heavy, only to discover that he was, in fact, Jesus. The opposite panel shows the Crucifixion with the mourning Mary and John the Evangelist.During the earlier part of the 14th century, Pisa nourished a rich, diverse artistic environment, where a unique painting style emerged out of the cross-influences from the schools of Siena and Florence.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 28, 29, as Tuscan School, 14th century]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1340 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.1
height
12.5
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
Left wing painted surface H: 14 5/8 x W: 4 15/16 x D: 3/8 in. (37.1 x 12.5 x 1 cm); Right wing painted surface H: 14 13/16 x W: 5 5/16 x D: 3/8 in. (37.7 x 13.5 x 1 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] On cross: IHS XPS.
med
tempera and gold on panel
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18340
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
2064
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1
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0
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photo
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