UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian
(active around 1250 in Umbria)

Crucifix

around 1250
Tempera on wood
Convent of San Francesco, Assisi

Both sides of the Crucifix are painted with the identical image of Christ. The unknown master is referred to as the Master of the Blue Crucifixes.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):
Gregorian sequence