The Crucifixion
Object type: Painting, triptych
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Paolo Uccello (Paolo di Dono)
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1397–1475 Florence
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: probably mid-1450s
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Shaped top, central panel, overall, with engaged frame, 18 x 11 in. (45.7 x 27.9 cm); central panel, painted surface 16 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (41.9 x 24.1 cm); left wing, overall, with engaged frame, 18 x 5 5/8 in. (45.7 x 14.3 cm); left wing, painted surface 16 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (41.9 x 10.8 cm); right wing, overall, with engaged frame, 18 x 5 1/4 in. (45.7 x 13.3 cm); right wing, painted surface 16 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (41.9 x 9.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1996
Accession year: 1997
Tags: Women|Crucifixion|Angels|Christ|Madonna and Child|Mary Magdalene|Saint John the Evangelist|Nuns