id:			138444
accession number:	1962.36
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.36
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:58.201000

St. Francis Kneeling before Christ on the Cross, 1437–1444. Sassetta (Italian, 1392–1450). Tempera and gold on wood; framed: 91 x 46.5 x 4.5 cm (35 13/16 x 18 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 81 x 40.2 cm (31 7/8 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1962.36

title:				St. Francis Kneeling before Christ on the Cross
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creation date:			1437–1444
creation date earliest:		1437
creation date latest:		1444
current location:		100 1916 Lobby
creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture:	Italy, 15th century
technique:	tempera and gold on wood
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Medieval Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Sassetta (Italian, 1392–1450)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 91 x 46.5 x 4.5 cm (35 13/16 x 18 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 81 x 40.2 cm (31 7/8 x 15 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review - 1962
	opening date:   1962-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - 1962</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).

	title:		Gothic Art 1360-1440
	opening date:   1963-08-06T04:00:00
	<i>Gothic Art 1360-1440</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).

	title:		The Caporali Missal: A Masterpiece of Renaissance Illumination
	opening date:   2013-02-17T00:00:00
	<i>The Caporali Missal: A Masterpiece of Renaissance Illumination</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-June 2, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Fliegel, Stephen N. The Caporali Missal: A Masterpiece of Renaissance Illumination. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Caporali Missal: A Masterpiece of Renaissance Illumination" held 17 Feb to 2 June 2013 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books, imprint of Prestel Publishing, 2013. Cat 15, pg 110-1.', 'opening_date': '2013-02-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (02/17/2013 - 06/02/2013): "Caporali"', 'opening_date': '2013-02-17T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	S. Francesco, Borgo Sansepolcro (broken up c. 1578); Prince Johann Georg of Saxony (by 1936); Gerhard Freiherr von Preuschen, Stuttgart (1950); (P. Drey, New York)
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 58
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n82

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 58
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n82

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 1. European Paintings before 1500. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. 43, p. 121 - 124
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 66
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n86

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.36/1962.36_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.36/1962.36_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.36/1962.36_full.tif