Donatello crucifix talk, Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany

Father Giancarlo Corsini of the Franciscan Friars Minor talking to visitors about Donatello's Crucifix and its pathos, after 3pm prayers, in the Capella Bardi di Vernio, in the north transept of the Basilica di Santa Croce, the largest Franciscan church in the world, founded by St Francis of Assisi, begun 1294, consecrated 1443, and remodelled in the 16th century by Giorgio Vasari, October 2023, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Santa Croce Crucifix is a polychrome wood sculpture, c.1406-10, by Donatello, 1386-1466. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

14123443

Media ID

45911475

Size

8268px x 5989px (18.4MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009