# Griffoni Polyptych: The Crucifixion [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [COSSA, Francesco del]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Oil on panel, diameter 63 cm ## Commentary The reconstruction of the polyptych, dismembered in the 18th century, is not unambiguous. It seems certain that the central panel was the painting of St Vincent Ferrer while on his sides were St Peter and St John the Baptist. This Crucifixion tondo was probably in the upper central position. The predella was executed by Ercole de' Roberti. On the Crucifixion tondo, in spite of heraldic simplicity, the statuesque figures convey an impression of grief with force and poignancy. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 3 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/15\_cent/dufay\_easter.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Guillaume Dufay: Hymn for Easter</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> \*\*\* Keywords: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Author: COSSA, Francesco del Title: Griffoni Polyptych: The Crucifixion Form: painting Type: religious Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Italian ## Related artworks - [Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus \(detail from the Bull\)]() - [Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus]() - [Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus]() - [Allegory of March: Triumph of Minerva \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of March: Triumph of Minerva \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of March: Triumph of Minerva \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of March: Triumph of Minerva \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of March: Triumph of Minerva \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of March: Triumph of Minerva \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()