Crucifixion, Virgin and Child with a Deacon, ca. 1315 – 1360

Title

Crucifixion, Virgin and Child with a Deacon

Painter

• Pietro Lorenzetti workshop

Altar

Crucifixion, Virgin and Child, Deacon and Scenes from the Legends of Saints Matthew and John the Evangelist

Part Number / Total

1 / 3

Period Produced

• 14th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Poplar

Material

• poplar wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet auf Titulus der Kreuzigungsszene: "INRI"
Bezeichnet auf Schriftband im rechten Bogenzwickel: "ABR[A]"

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1865 in an exchange with the Frankfurt Verein für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• crucified man
• crucifixion
• the Passion
• force
• Life of the Virgin
• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Christ Child
• Golgotha
• woman
• child
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• John the Evangelist
• Abraham
• David (king of Israel)
• Christ Child
• Laurence (saint)
• Nikolaus von Bari

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Stephen (saint)
• God the Father
• Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus
• Duccio di Buoninsegna
• Giotto di Bondone
• Ambrogio Lorenzetti
• Pietro Lorenzetti

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,32-49

Primary

• 73D643 crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene
• 73D58 the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion
• 73D642 crucified Christ with Mary Magdalene, who usually weeps and embraces the cross
• 31A2331 kneeling on both knees
• 11I62(DAVID) David (not in biblical context); possible attributes: crown, harp
• 11I62(ABRAHAM)7 Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife - other activities, relationships, etc. of male persons from the Old Testament
• 11FF4222 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child sitting on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right
• 11H(LAURENCE) the martyr and deacon Laurence of Rome; possible attributes: book, censer, cross, dalmatic, gridiron, palm, purse (or cup with golden coins)
• 11H(NICHOLAS) the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari); possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens

Secondary

• 11H saints
• 11P3113 archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)
• 49MM32 book - MM - book open

Alternative

• 11H(STEPHEN) the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones
• 11H(JEROME) the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone