crucifix by Michelangelo
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The crucifix by Michelangelo is an early Renaissance wooden sculpture of the crucified Christ, notable for its naturalistic anatomy and housed in the Basilica of Santo Spirito in Florence.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crucifix by Michelangelo | 0 |
| Christ the Redeemer by Michelangelo | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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religious sculpture ⓘ wooden sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
example of Michelangelo’s early sculptural work
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important work in study of Renaissance anatomy in art ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Florentine school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustinian order
NERFINISHED
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Basilica of Santo Spirito in Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ |
| function | altar crucifix ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalDetail |
careful musculature modeling
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proportional human body ⓘ |
| hasContext | Catholic liturgical art ⓘ |
| hasDimension | life-size representation ⓘ |
| hasMedium | polychromed wood ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | frontally viewed figure ⓘ |
| hasStyle | naturalism ⓘ |
| hasType | devotional object ⓘ |
| iconography | Christ on the cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| location | Basilica of Santo Spirito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
naturalistic anatomy
ⓘ
realistic representation of the human body ⓘ |
| period | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | nude body of Christ ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Crucifix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | wooden cross ⓘ |
| theme |
Passion of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | Crocifisso di Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christ the Redeemer by Michelangelo