Giotto's Crucifix at Santa Maria Novella

Christ on the cross
ArtistGiotto
Year1290
Mediumtempera on wood
MovementPre-Renaissance
SubjectSacred art
Dimensions578 × 406 cm
LocationSanta Maria Novella
Coordinates43°46′30″N 11°14′58″E / 43.77500°N 11.24944°E / 43.77500; 11.24944

Giotto's Crucifix at Santa Maria Novella is a cross painted in tempera and gold on wood panel (578 x 406 cm) by Giotto di Bondone around 1290-1295. The crucifix is preserved in the center of the nave of Florence's Santa Maria Novella basilica. It is one of the earliest known works by the artist, then in his early twenties.

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