Crucifix

attributed to Master of Saint Francis (active 1250 - 1300)

National Gallery

circa 1272 - 1285

The Virgin and two Marys to the left; to the right, St John and perhaps the Centurion. Master of Saint Francis was an Umbrian follower of Giunta Piasano and Roberto Longhi, who claimed this piece to be his best work.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 92 x 69 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £105,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1965
• Vendor: Agnew's

Provenance

Adolphe Stoclet, Brussels, by 1927; Phillippe R.Stoclet, New York; Sotheby's; Agnew's.

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