Christ Carryng the Cross

Author:     Painted in: Florence 1510-Rome 1563    Framework: Tempera on wood, 66x45    Located in: Tribune

Painted around 1450/5, probably while the artist was in Florence. At the Uffizi since 1862. In the niche in the end wall: Ebony cabinet decorated with semi-precius stones, dating from the last years of Cosimo III's rule (1639-1723); on either side, majol

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A Florentine Mannerist, Salviati painted in his home of Florence and also Bologna and Rome. He was born, Francesco de’ Rossi, and took on the name Il Salviati, from Francesco Salviati, but is also...Read more