Christ in the Tomb and the Virgin

Gallery 310, European Art 1100-1500, third floor (Giorgi Family Foundation Gallery)

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Christ in the Tomb and the Virgin

c. 1377

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini (Italian (active Florence), first documented 1368, died 1415)

This Pietà, or the dead Christ mourned by his mother, once adorned a wealthy family's burial chamber in Florence's All Saints' Church, known as the Ognissanti. Situated above the tomb, it presented an especially poignant image of loss.

Gallery 310, European Art 1100-1500, third floor (Giorgi Family Foundation Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Christ in the Tomb and the Virgin

Date:

c. 1377

Artist:

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini (Italian (active Florence), first documented 1368, died 1415)

Medium:

Tempera and tooled gold on panel with vertical grain

Dimensions:

40 5/16 x 33 9/16 inches (102.4 x 85.2 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 8

Geography:

Made in Florence, Italy, Europe

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