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The Crucifixion

probably mid-1450s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 603

Uccello is best known for his battle scenes for the Medici palace and for frescoes in the cloister of Santa Maria Novella, Florence; however, he also painted small devotional panels. This portable triptych includes the depiction of a nun of the Brigitine order at the foot of the cross, identified by an inscription as Sister Felicity (possibly Felicita di Francesco Casavecchia, who joined the order in January 1455, which is about the date of the painting). The triptych was painted for her private devotions in her cell at the Brigitine convent of Santa Maria del Paradiso near Florence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Crucifixion
  • Artist: Paolo Uccello (Paolo di Dono) (Italian, Florence 1397–1475 Florence)
  • Date: probably mid-1450s
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: Shaped top, central panel, overall, with engaged frame, 18 x 11 in. (45.7 x 27.9 cm); central panel, painted surface 16 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (41.9 x 24.1 cm); left wing, overall, with engaged frame, 18 x 5 5/8 in. (45.7 x 14.3 cm); left wing, painted surface 16 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (41.9 x 10.8 cm); right wing, overall, with engaged frame, 18 x 5 1/4 in. (45.7 x 13.3 cm); right wing, painted surface 16 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (41.9 x 9.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1996
  • Object Number: 1997.117.9
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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