Crucifix (Cimabue, Santa Croce)
The Crucifix by Cimabue at Santa Croce is a wooden crucifix, painted in distemper, attributed to the Florentine painter and mosaicist. It is one of the first Italian artworks to break from the late medieval Byzantine style and is renowned for its technical innovations and humanistic iconography. The work presents a lifelike and physically imposing depiction of the passion at...
