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.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Three panels from the Santa Croce Altarpiece
1325-28
Tempera on wood
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1095*1000
True Color
205 Kb



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

1442*700
True Color
192 Kb



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

1456*700
True Color
159 Kb



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

1159*1300
True Color
213 Kb



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

850*898
True Color
118 Kb



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

850*853
True Color
110 Kb



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

850*813
True Color
110 Kb



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

1167*1300
True Color
227 Kb



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

846*1503
True Color
147 Kb



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

915*1300
True Color
144 Kb



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

938*1600
True Color
199 Kb



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

952*1600
True Color
222 Kb



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

1525*1000
True Color
250 Kb



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

1487*1000
True Color
239 Kb



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

1095*700
True Color
106 Kb



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

1447*1000
True Color
221 Kb



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

1100*1119
True Color
170 Kb



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

1060*1400
True Color
237 Kb



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

1500*778
True Color
188 Kb



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

1475*1000
True Color
234 Kb



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

1089*700
True Color
104 Kb



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

1432*1000
True Color
219 Kb



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

764*1500
True Color
179 Kb




Paintings by UGOLINO DI NERIO
Santa Croce Altarpiece | various paintings