NICCOLÒ DI PIETRO GERINI
(active 1366, Firenze, d. ca. 1415, Firenze)

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, Sts John and Mary Magdalene

1395-1400
Tempera on panel, gold ground, arched top, 38 x 39 cm
Private collection

The present panel is impressive in its inventive use of space and in the expressive faces and gestures of the figures. The Madonna's pose, forming a diagonal line echoing that of the prostrate Mary Magdalene, provides the scene with sense of movement which is amplified by the rippling folds of her mantle, falling from her raised arms.




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