1884.117.96

Collection type

Object

Description

Icon of the crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin and St. John, in gilt frame.

Long description

Icon representing the Crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin and St. John. With Latin inscriptions: ECCE MATER TUA and ECCE FILIUS TUUS, and on the cross a Greek inscription meaning JESUS CHRIST. The inscriptions could be later than the painting. The angels on the crossbar may be unfinished. On the back is a label stating 'Guinta Pisano': this may just be an attribution.

Geographical reference

Italy

Europe > Southern Europe > Italy

Siena

Person

Maker Giunta Pisano

Field collector Miss Woodburn

PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Date / Period

Date made: 1300-1450 Archaeological period: Byzantine

Date collected

1855 March 13

Acquisition information

Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 05/1989

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Inscribed, Process Carved, Process Framed

Dimensions

Height 200 mm, Height 280 mm in frame, Width 145 mm, Width 230 mm in frame

Object numbers

Accession number: 1884.117.96

Research and responses

Pisano was a 13th century Sienese painter. If not Sienese with Byzantine influence, this could be a Byzantine painting done for a western patron. Related to the 'Macedonian school'. On the ornate gilt frame is another label stating 'Miss Woodburn. March 13 1855'. Found unentered in the Museum safe in May 1989. Information as to age and provenance supplied by Dr. Nicholas Gendle, 20.6.1989. [LM] See information in Biographies file [AP 10/7/2009]

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Religion, Writing, Painting, Inscription