Inv. 969.7.2
Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint Mary Magdalene embracing the foot of the cross; saint John the Evangelist; crowd of onlookers including soldiers; soldier in armour on horseback; angels; titulus; city.
Museum's opinion 2012: France, 1490-1520, or Italy (Siena), 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth.
Labels with inscriptions : 'COLLECTION DU DR P. THOBY NANTES IV'; 'EXPOSITION D'ART ANCIEN NANTES 1924, 100, 227'; 'EXPOSITION D'ART RELIGIEUX 1933, LA PSALLETTE DE NANTES, 315'; 'Vente Ed. Barry Paris, 1880, no. 28'; '48'; '969-7-2-18'; 'Art Siennois - 2e Moitié du XIVe Siècle' (possibly in curator Dominique Costa's handwriting).
Object Condition
Two holes at the top, for suspension. The left side of the arch has been restored.
Provenance
Collection of Edward Barry, Toulouse: his sale, Paris, 2-4 June 1880, lot 28; collection of Dr. Coyaud, Nantes; collection of Paul Thoby, Nantes (bought 5 June 1925; no. IV in his collection): his bequest to the Museum in 1969.
Bibliography
Exposition d'art ancien au château des ducs de Bretagne, exhibition catalogue, Nantes, Château des ducs de Bretagne, June-September 1924, no. 100.
Exposition d'art religieux à la Psallette, exhibition catalogue, Nantes, Psallette de Nantes, 1933, no. 315.
Art médiéval de France: collections du Musée Thomas Dobrée de Nantes, exhibition catalogue, Fribourg, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Fribourg, 22 June-24 September 1972, no. 95.
Art et liturgie au Moyen Âge, exhibition catalogue, Angoulême, Chambéry, Caen, Nantes, Nice, December 1976-January 1978, no. 163, pl. XV.
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