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Vertically long panel from an altarpiece depicting two religious scenes. Above, St. Andrew is bound to a cross by rope winding around his arms and torso and extending into the hands of two flanking men. Below, St. Francis in brown monk's robes stands next to the pink and blue robed St. Paul, both raising one hand and grasping a book with the other. Yellow-orange buildings stand behind both scenes. Everyone featured has light skin tones.

The Crucifixion of St. Andrew, with St. Francis and St. Paul below

c. 1230s

Berlinghiero

(Italian, before 1242)
Italy, 13th century
tempera and gold on wood
Unframed: 42.5 x 12.5 cm (16 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1966.237.b
Location: 105 Byzantine

Did You Know?

Berlinghiero is one of the earliest Italian painters known by name. He headed a large workshop in Lucca, the most important artistic center in Tuscany before the rise of Siena and Florence.

Description

This small altarpiece, intended for a domestic interior or private chapel, consists of three panels, allowing it to be folded and easily transported. Surrounding the Virgin and Child in the center are various saints. On the left is Saint Andrew crucified, with St. Francis and St. Paul below; on the right, Christ with the instruments of the Passion, and St. Stephen and St. Lawrence below. The long expressive lines that define the clothing and hands of the figures are typical of Byzantine painting, which spread from Constantinople to Italy in the Middle Ages. Berlinghiero is one of the earliest Italian painters known by name. He lived in Lucca, the most important artistic center in Tuscany before the rise of Siena and Florence. Berlinghiero headed a large, influential workshop that included his sons.
  • (Theodore Bonjean, Paris, France)
    (Peter Matthiesen, Matthiesen Gallery, London, England)
    Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949), Brussels, Belgium
    Mme. Michele Stoclet, Barcelona, Spain
    (Sale: Sotherby's, London, June 30, 1965, no. 21)
    Rudolf J. Heinemann, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1966-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Cleveland Museum of Art. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 1. European Paintings before 1500. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974. Reproduced: fig. 15, p. 41 - 43
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 62 archive.org
    Acidini Luchinat, Cristina, Sandro Bellesi, and Alberto Bruschi. Scoperte e ritorni: scritti in memoria di Alberto Bruschi. Firenze : Edizioni Polistampa 2022. 15 Mentioned and reproduced; p.15, fig. 6
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    Golden Anniversary Acquisitions, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 10-October 16, 1966).
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