The Sibiu Crucifixion
Artist Antonello da Messina
Year 1454-1455
Type Oil on wood
Dimensions 39 cm × 23.5 cm (15 in × 9.3 in)
Location Brukenthal National Museum
Sibiu, Romania
An early work appearing to be influenced by the Flemish school, the Sibiu Crucifixion was formerly attributed to an unknown 14th century German painter. A symbolic view of Messina is depicted in the background, probably an allusion to Jerusalem as requested by the unknown client, in a typical fashion of the time.
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