Giotto Life Of Christ
The Life of Christ is a series of seven paintings in tempera and gold on panel, attributed to Giotto and dating to around 1320–1325.
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Depicting the Nativity and Passion of Christ, and Pentecost, they are now housed in a number of museums: three are in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the Berenson Collection in Settignano and the National Gallery in London all have one each.
List
| Image | Title | Dimensions | Country | City | Collection | Attribution and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adoration of the Magi | 44 × 45cm | United States | New York City | Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
 | Presentation in the Temple | 44 × 43cm | United States | Boston | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Acquired by Jean Paul Richter in 1900 on the advice of Bernard Berenson; one of the best of the group. |
 | Last Supper | 42.56 × 43cm | Germany | Munich | Alte Pinakothek | Acquired from a private collection by Maximilian I of Bavaria in 1805. |
 | Crucifixion | 45 × 43.5 cm | Germany | Munich | Alte Pinakothek | Acquired by Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1813. |
 | Deposition | 44.5 × 43cm | Italy | Florence | Villa I Tatti (Berenson Collection) | |
 | Descent into Limbo | 45 × 43.5 cm | Germany | Munich | Alte Pinakothek | Similar provenance to Crucifixion. |
 | Pentecost | 45 × 43.5 cm | United Kingdom | London | National Gallery | Donated in 1942; one of the best in the series. |
See also
Bibliography
- Baccheschi, Edi (1977), L'opera completa di Giotto (in Italian), Milan: Rizzoli [ISBN unspecified]
- AA.VV. (1986), Alte Pinakothek Munich, Munich: Edition Lipp, ISBN 978-3-87490-701-9
- Syre, Cornelia (2007), Alte Pinakothek. Italienische Malerei (in German), Ostfilnder: Hantje Cantz, ISBN 978-3-7757-1840-0
- Bellosi, Luciano (2003), "Giotto", Dal Gotico al Rinascimento (in Italian), Florence: Scala, ISBN 88-8117-092-2
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