The crucifixion

Unknown (Roman)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
15th century
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
Roma
School:
Roman school

    Item location

  • Archivio di Stato di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms J.b.II.3 (Messale Della Rovere, Pars II)]f. 168r

Description

In the main scene, included in an aedicule whose base, columns and pediment are decorated with putti singing and playing various instruments, the crucifixion in a wild landscape, with bishops, priests and other people.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Frame drum [2598]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. “Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi”, Miscellanea di studi (Istituto per i beni musicali in Piemonte) 6 (2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3295