The Crucifixion with Donors

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Maker

Ugolino di Nerio
act. 1317-1327 (Life dates)

Title

The Crucifixion with Donors

Date of Production

1317-27

Medium

tempera on panel

Dimensions

Height: 24 cm (panel)
Width: 46.6 cm (panel)

Object Number

P.1947.LF.242

Mode of Acquisition

Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

Ugolino di Nerio was one of the most important painters in Siena and Florence in the early 14th century. He received prestigious commissions for churches and this small work was likely part of a large altarpiece he produced, now dismantled. It would have been one in a series of panels that formed its painted base, called a predella. The kneeling Carmelite friar (identifiable by his white cloak), the woman and the young boy depicted here might be the donors who commissioned the altarpiece.

Provenance

Bought in Italy by an ancestor of Frau Menzel of Stendal, from whom purchased by Viscount Lee of Fareham in 1930 (as Simone Martini); Lee Bequest 1947

Exhibition History

The Courtauld at the National Gallery, National Gallery, London, 27/03/2019-05/08/2019
National Gallery (to be displayed with permanent collection), National Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998

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