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The Crucifixion

ca. 1355–60
Not on view
Allegretto Nuzi was one of the foremost painters in the Central Italian region of the Marches in the mid-fourteenth century. This early work of his was likely one half of a diptych (two-part work) intended for private devotion. The other panel (now lost) may have depicted the Madonna and Child with saints. Despite its small size, the picture conveys Nuzi’s gifts as a storyteller: the Virgin falls into the arms of her companions and turns to catch one last glimpse of her son as he dies on the cross. Four angels fly beside Christ; three catch his blood in saucers. The apostle John stands at the left. Mary Magdalen kneels at the foot of the cross.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Crucifixion
  • Artist: Allegretto Nuzi (Italian, Fabriano ca. 1315–1373/74 Fabriano)
  • Date: ca. 1355–60
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: 17 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (43.5 x 20 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.106
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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