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The Crucifixion, by Pietro Lorenzetti, 1340s

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Pietro Lorenzetti

Italian

The Crucifixion1340s

Tempera and gold leaf on wood

Overall 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (41.9 x 31.8 cm); painted surface 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (35.9 x 25.7 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2002.436

Pietro Lorenzetti painted this in the 1340s. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work

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Format

Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

Size
Size
16 × 20 in · image 13¼ × 17½
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
$56

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About this work

Pietro Lorenzetti painted this in the 1340s. It is now at The Met in New York.

How it was made

Gold ground
Gold leaf laid over a red clay and burnished to a mirror shine, often tooled with punches so it flickers in candlelight. Behind sacred figures it stands for heavenly light.
Tempera
Pigment bound with egg yolk. It dries in minutes and can’t be blended wet, so painters built up form with fine, hatched strokes. It was Europe’s main panel technique before oil.

Pietro Lorenzetti

Italian

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Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
2002.436
Credit
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Type
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
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