Four Paintings
I
Triptych
I Inner right wing
Triptych
From Christ's conception to his death
The Virgin's reaction to being told of her imminent conception is contrasted with her grief at her Son's crucifixion...
The Virgin's reaction to the Angel Gabriel
Artists have portrayed the Virgin's reaction to the news of her imminent conception in a number of ways...
Images of the crucified Christ
Prior to the early 13th century, Christ was usually shown alive on the cross, triumphant over death...
The Virgin's swoon
Although often shown standing beside the cross, the Virgin Mary was sometimes shown in a state of collapse...
Longinus and the Roman centurion
Longinus came to be identified with the centurion at the Crucifixion who acknowledged Christ as the Son of God...
Hexagonal halo
The hexagonal halo of the centurion in the
Crucifixion
scene is peculiar to Bernardo Daddi's workshop...
Skull at the foot of the cross
Calvary, is also called Golgotha, which means 'the place of the
skull
' in Hebrew...
