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| Keywords: Naddo Ceccarelli - The Crucifixion - Walters 37737.jpg Originally the central panel of a portable triptych three-panel painting this work reflects the mid 14th-century demand for lively crowd-filled paintings featuring key moments in Christ's life The painter has enhanced the worshipers' connection to sacred history by having the participants in the scene wear contemporary costumes and using stippled gold leaf to imitate the texture of the chain mail worn by soldiers Perhaps most important the Virgin's collapse into the arms of her companions and her anguished facial expression convey the depth of her participation in her son's suffering For more information on this panel please see Zeri catalogue number 24 pp 42-43 between 1350 1359 Medieval tempera gold panel H including modern gilded molding 26 x W 10 9/16 x D 3/8 in 66 x 26 8 x 1 cm accession number 37 737 21724 Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909 The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 place of origin Siena Italy Walters Art Museum license 3D Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Naddo Ceccarelli Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
