# Crucifix [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [COPPO DI MARCOVALDO]() - Date: 1251-1300 - Technique: Tempera on wood, 296 x 247 cm ## Commentary Coppo was one of the most significant Florentine painters before Cimabue. His masterpieces are two large Madonna paintings, the Madonna del Bordone in Santa Maria dei Servi, Siena and another Madonna in Santa Maria dei Servi, Orvieto. His style is basically Byzantine, however, elements of realism and three-dimensionality can be observed in his paintings. In this Crucifix, in the upper part a representation of the Ascension can be seen with a Blessing Christ on top of it. At the end of the left arm of the cross Madonna with St John, at the right the Pious Women are represented. On the background panel there are six scenes, the Capture of Christ, Flagellation, and Preparation of the Cross on the left, Christ before the Judges, Mocking of Christ and Deposition on the right, respectively. <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 \(streaming mp3, 12 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/14\_cent/gregorian\_chants.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Gregorian chants</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [Madonna and Child]() - [Madonna del Bordone]() - [St Francis and Twenty Episodes from his Life]() - [Virgin in Majesty]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()