The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew
1606–7
Caravaggio
Caravaggio (Italian, 1571–1610)
European Painting and Sculpture
The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew, 1606–7. Caravaggio (Italian, 1571–1610). Oil on canvas; framed: 233.5 x 184 x 12 cm (91 15/16 x 72 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 202.5 x 152.7 cm (79 3/4 x 60 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1976.2 Although Saint Andrew is typically associated with an X-shaped cross, here he is depicted on a standard vertical cross.
- Maker/Artist
- Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 233.5 x 184 x 12 cm (91 15/16 x 72 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 202.5 x 152.7 cm (79 3/4 x 60 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1976.2
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review, 1976, Painting in Naples from Caravaggio to Giordano, Caravaggio: The Last Years, Rembrandt - Caravaggio, Masterpieces of European Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Masterpieces of European Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Conservation in Focus: Caravaggio's Crucifixion of Saint Andrew
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 217 Italian Baroque
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