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Click to view high resolution image Title: Crucifixion Creator: Masaccio, painter Description: One of the 11 surviving panels connected with the Pisa Altarpiece. The Virgin, on the left, and St. John the Evangelist on the right, flank the crucified Christ. Mary Magdalene, identified by her long, loose hair, throws herself at the foot of the cross. This painting was placed above the central panel of the altarpiece, which represented the Virgin enthroned with the Christ Child, flanked by two pairs of angels. Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Jesus Christ- Passion John the Evangelist, Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Mary, Virgin, Saint Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15 Date: 1426 Related Work: Pisa Altarpiece. Reconstruction suggested by Christa Gardner von Teuffel: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reconstruction_of_fragmrnts_of_Masaccio%27s_Pisan_altarpiece_(after_C._Gardner_von_Teuffel).jpg in Masaccio and the Pisa Altarpiece: A New Approach. Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen 19 (1977): 23-68. (http://www.jstor.org/stable/4125735) Current Location: Naples, Museo e gallerie nazionali di Capodimonte Original Location: Pisa, Santa Maria del Carmine, Chapel of St. Julian Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Wood; Gold; Tempera; Altarpieces; Donor: Layman; Giuliano di Colino degli Scarsi da San Giusto, a Pisan notary Height/Width/Length(cm): 83 cm/63.5 cm/ Inscription: Related Resources:

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