03 — ARTWORK
Crucifix between the Virgin and Saints
- MEDIUM
- Bronze
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
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COMMENTARY
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In 1450 Baroncelli was commissioned to make life-size bronzeAn alloy of copper (usually about 90 per cent) and tin, often also containing small amounts of other metals such as lead or zinc. Since antiquity it has been the metal most commonly used in cast sculpture because of its strength, durability, and the fact that it is easily workable - both hot and cold - by a variety of processes. It is easier to cast than copper because it has a lower melting-point, and its great tensile strength makes possible the protrusion of unsupported parts - an advantage over marble sculpture. The colour of bronze is affected by the proportion of tin or other metals present, varying from silverish to a rich, coppery red, and its surface beauty can be enhanced when it acquires a patina. statues of the Crucified Christ, the Virgin, St John the Evangelist, St George and St Maurelius to be placed on an architraveIn classical architecture, the main beam resting on the capitals of the columns (i.e. the lowest part of the entablature); the moulding around a window or door. before the high altar in Ferrara CathedralThe principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun. The altar is placed at the east end. The main body, or nave, of the cathedral is usually divided into one main and two side aisles. These lead up to the north and south transepts, or arms of the cross, the shape in which a cathedral is usually formed. (now in the right arm of the transeptsection of a church at right-angles to the nave and in front of the choir.). With his son Giovanni he completed the first three statues, St George and St Maurelius were completed by Domenico di Paris.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Crucifix between the Virgin and Saints by BARONCELLI, Niccolò},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/baroncelli-niccol-r317d36c542a499/crucifix-between-the-virgin-and-saints-ree27a736664df2},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
