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Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano (c.1459–1517)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

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The Virgin Mary and Saint John mourn at the foot of a tall cross. To the right, Christ prays in the Garden of Gethsemane whilst his disciples sleep – the Agony in the Garden. To the left are three sequential scenes from Christ’s Passion set within, or in front of, Pontius Pilate’s palace. The Denial of Saint Peter is at the bottom; Pilate Washing his Hands is above, alongside the Crowning with Thorns. Cima worked in Conegliano near Venice, where he moved in 1492. This work may be earlier, though the landscape with its dramatic sky shows Cima’s knowledge of contemporary Venetian painting.

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Title

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

Date

c.1488–c.1493

Medium

tempera on wood

Measurements

H 82.5 x W 115.2 cm

Accession number

38.4

Acquisition method

purchased, 1938

Work type

Painting

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Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano

c.1459–1517

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