BERLINGHIERI, Bonaventura St Francis 1235

Tempera on wood
Church of San Francesco, Pescia
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Bonaventura Berlinghieri was an Italian painter from Lucca, Italy, of the Gothic period. He is most famous for an altarpiece dedicated to the life of Francis of Assisi. This altarpiece is painted in tempera on wood in the Byzantine or maniera greca style. It depicts the stigmata as well as several scenes from the saint's life. Wikipedia

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CIMABUE Apocalypse (angels) 1280-83

Fresco
Upper Church, San Francesco, Assisi

Tags: cimabue, apocalypse, angels, 1200, assisi, music, instruments, horns

CAVALLINI, Pietro Last Judgement (detail) 1290s

Fresco
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome

An innovative way of representing angel wings. Here they are no supported by any part of the angel's body.

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Embroidered bookbinding, Annunciation, 13th century

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CIMABUE Crucifix (detail, Mary) 1287-1288

Panel
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

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CIMABUE Crucifix (detail) 1268-71

Tempera on wood
San Domenico, Arezzo

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CIMABUE Crucifix, 1268-71

Tempera on wood, 64,5 x 53 cm, San Domenico, Arezzo

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CIMABUE Crucifixion (detail) 1280-1283

Fresco
Upper Church, San Francesco, Assisi
The white paint was partially composed of silver, which oxidised and turned black, leaving the faces and much of the drapery of the figures in negative. (Wikipedia)

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Altar angels, France, late 13th century

These figures, which probably once held either candlesticks or instruments of the Passion, derive in style from the smiling angels on the west facade of Reims Cathedral. Such works were placed around an altar. They stood on top of small columns that supported rods on which curtains were hung. The angels were originally painted in rich colors and gold. Their upward trailing wings are now lost. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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CIMABUE Crucifix (detail, John) 1287-1288

Panel
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

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CIMABUE Crucifix, John, 1268-1271

Tempera on wood
San Domenico, Arezzo

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CAVALLINI, Pietro Last judgment 1290s

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