The Crucifixion with Donors
Maker
Ugolino di Nerio (Artists)
act. 1317-1327 (Life dates)
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)
Width: 46.6 cm (panel)
Accession Number
P.1947.LF.242
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
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
National Gallery (to be displayed with permanent collection), National Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998
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