Mystic Crucifixion
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Artist | Sandro Botticelli |
Year | 1500 c. |
Medium | Oil on canvas and Egg tempera |
Location | Harvard Art Museums, Boston |
Mystic Crucifixion is a c. 1500 oil on canvas and egg tempera painting by the Florentine Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510) . Painted during the part of his career when he came under the influence of the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola (though after the cleric had already been burnt at the stake), the work has been seen as a statement upon the state of Florence itself.
Here Botticelli depicts themes from the cleric's fiery missives. Therein "Firebrands and weapons rain down from black storm clouds, and an angel of justice raises his sword to slay the marzocco, the small lion that is the emblem of Florence". A woman believed to be Mary Magdalene lays on the ground and wrapped around the cross, figuratively at Jesus Christ's feet.[1] The shields of the angels in picture bear red crosses the symbol of the people of Florence. The city of Florence can be seen beyond, behind the crucifixion scene in the background.
The work is held in the permanent collection of the Harvard Art Museums.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Rowland, Christopher (August 30, 2017). Radical Prophet: The Mystics, Subversives and Visionaries Who Foretold the End of the World. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78673-238-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mystic Crucifixion | Harvard Art Museums". harvardartmuseums.org.
- ^ "Mystic Crucifixion - Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi)". Google Arts & Culture.
- ^ Locating Renaissance Art. Yale University Press. January 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-12188-9.
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