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Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, Saint John, and Saint Mary Magdalen; The Nativity

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, Saint John, and Saint Mary Magdalen; The Nativity

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Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, Saint John, and Saint Mary Magdalen; The Nativity
Artist
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, Saint John, and Saint Mary Magdalen; The Nativity
Datec. 1360–1380
PlaceFlorence, Italy
MediumTempera and gold leaf on wood
DimensionsEach 11 7/8 x 5 1/16 in. (30.1 x 12.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.570.1-.2
Not on view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1922; sold to [Leo Blumenreich, Berlin]; R. Langton Douglas, London, February 2, 1928; sold to Percy S. Straus, prior to November 6, 1928; bequeathed to MFAH, November 1944.
Exhibition HistoryKunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany, 1922.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
Published References "Catalogue of the Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1945 Dr. Carolyn C. Wilson, "Italian Paintings XIV-XVI in The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in association with Rice University Press and Merrell Holberton Publishers, London, 1996, cat. no. 6
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