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FRA ANGELICO (GUIDO DI PIETRO). The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion. Artist: Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) (Italian, Vicchio di Mugello ca. 1395-1455 Rome). Dimensions: 25 1/8 x 19 in. (63.8 x 48.3 cm). Date: ca. 1420-23.
This early work by Fra Angelico accentuates the drama of the Crucifixion by showing the Virgin collapsed in grief with the lamenting Maries and emphasizing the varied attitudes of the Roman soldiers and their horses. There is an exquisite delicacy about this work that Fra Angelico will develop in his mature paintings. The innovative circular composition was inspired by the bronze doors created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the Baptistry of Florence.
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Title:
The Crucifixion
Caption:
The Crucifixion. Artist: Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) (Italian, Vicchio di Mugello ca. 1395-1455 Rome). Dimensions: 25 1/8 x 19 in. (63.8 x 48.3 cm). Date: ca. 1420-23. This early work by Fra Angelico accentuates the drama of the Crucifixion by showing the Virgin collapsed in grief with the lamenting Maries and emphasizing the varied attitudes of the Roman soldiers and their horses. There is an exquisite delicacy about this work that Fra Angelico will develop in his mature paintings. The innovative circular composition was inspired by the bronze doors created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the Baptistry of Florence.
Technique/material:
Tempera on wood, gold ground
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3153 x 4094 px | 36.9 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 34.7 cm | 10.5 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)