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| Keywords: School of Pisa - The Crucifixion and Saint Christopher - Walters 37724.jpg These panels were the folding wings of a small triptych paintings on three attached panels used for private devotion An image of the Virgin and Child would probably have occupied the central panel One of the wings illustrates the most famous episode in the legendary St Christopher's life when he helped a child cross a river by carrying him on his shoulders Christopher found the small child to be incredibly heavy only to discover that he was in fact Jesus The opposite panel shows the Crucifixion with the mourning Mary and John the Evangelist During the earlier part of the 14th century Pisa nourished a rich diverse artistic environment where a unique painting style emerged out of the cross-influences from the schools of Siena and Florence ca 1340 Medieval tempera gold panel Left wing painted surface cm 37 1 12 5 1 ; Right wing painted surface cm 37 7 13 5 1 accession number 37 724 19826 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1897 catalogue no 28 29 as Tuscan School 14th century Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Transcription On cross IHS XPS The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 place of origin Pisa Italy Walters Art Museum license 3D Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Media from the Walters Art Museum no creator template Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
