Full Record |
| Title |
Crucifixion with the Virgin, St John and St Mary Magdalen |
| Collection |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
| Artist |
Bergognone, Ambrogio (Italian painter, ca. 1460-1523) |
| Date Earliest |
about 1470 |
| Date Latest |
about 1523 |
| Description |
Unusually, this work was painted on linen and was possibly intended as part of a banner. It shows Christ crucified with Mary and the Saints. The background shows a rocky landscape and a city with figures of soldiers and men on horseback. The figure of Christ in this painting strongly resembles that of a similar Crucifixion scene attributed to Bergonone in the Lord Lee Collection. The composition and, especially, the figure of Mary Magdalene closely resembles a Crucifixion in the Church at Ceratosa, Pavia. This scene also features the stick-like figures going about their daily business in the town in the background. |
| Current Accession Number |
1960P57 |
| Former Accession Number |
P.57´60 |
| Subject |
religion (Crucifixion, Virgin, St John, St Mary Magdalene) |
| Measurements |
55.9 x 35.9 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
tempera on linen |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by Sir Leonard Woolley through the National Art-Collections Fund 1960. |
| Publications |
Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 12, ill. |
| Rights Owner |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
| Author |
Dr Patricia Smyth |
