Processional Cross with Saint Mary Magdalene and a Blessed Hermit
1392/95
Medium
Tempera on panel
Dimensions
Framed: 57.3 × 28 cm (22 9/16 × 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
tempera
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
16231
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Representative of the early work of Lorenzo Monaco, a Camaldolese monk and leading Florentine painter of the end of the fourteenth century and the beginning of the fifteenth century, the delicate colors and simplified forms of this Crucifixion are exceptionally well preserved. The medallion above the crucified Christ contains an image of Christ in Glory, holding a palm in each hand to symbolize his victory over death. Below, the crowned figure of King David holds an inscribed scroll. More often ...
About the Artist
Lorenzo Monaco · 1360–1425
Comment on works: religious