Santa Croce Altarpiece
by UGOLINO DI NERIO

The early Italian High Altar by Ugolino di Nerio for Santa Croce, the great Franciscan church of Florence, is well-documented. With at least thirty-five sections in all, this massive altar was painted and erected c. 1325-28. These panels recall Duccio's sense of style and organization, as Ugolino was still working with Byzantine line and colour. The altar was dismantled shortly after 1566 and moved to the church's dormitory. By the 1830s, most of its panel had been sold. Now the surviving panels are scattered among museums and private collections.

The original appearance of the altarpiece can be reconstructed on the basis of a nineteenth-century drawing attributed to Humbert de Superville. It is thought that the drawing is in essence accurate.

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Three panels from the Santa Croce Altarpiece
1325-28
Tempera on wood
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


Spandrel Angels
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 28 x 57 cm
National Gallery, London


Spandrel Angels
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 29 x 57 cm
National Gallery, London


Sts Simon and Thaddeus
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 70 x 62 cm
National Gallery, London


Sts Simon and Thaddeus (detail)
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London


Sts Simon and Thaddeus (detail)
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London


Sts Simon and Thaddeus (detail)
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London


Sts Bartholomew and Andrew
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 70 x 62 cm
National Gallery, London


Daniel
1325-28
Tempera and gold on wood, 54 x 31 cm
Museum of Art, Philadelphia


Isaiah
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 46 x 32 cm
National Gallery, London


David
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 55 x 31 cm
National Gallery, London


Moses
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 55 x 31 cm
National Gallery, London


The Last Supper
1325-28
Tempera and gold on wood, 36 x 57 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


The Betrayal of Christ
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 40 x 59 cm
National Gallery, London


The Flagellation
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 58 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


The Way to Calvary
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 59 cm
National Gallery, London


The Way to Calvary (detail)
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London


The Way to Calvary (detail)
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London


The Way to Calvary (detail)
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London


The Deposition
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 59 cm
National Gallery, London


The Entombment
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 58 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


The Resurrection
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood, 42 x 58 cm
National Gallery, London


The Resurrection (detail)
1325-28
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London



Paintings by UGOLINO DI NERIO
Santa Croce Altarpiece | various paintings



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