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Cimabue's Crucifixion, preserved but not restored

The crucifix painted in 1288 by Cimabue for the church of Santa Croce was severely damaged in the flood of 1966. Preserved but not restored, it is displayed in the Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce. Cimabue's style humanizes Byzantine severity, in the faces of Jesus, Mary, and St. John.

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The crucifix painted in 1288 by Cimabue for the church of Santa Croce was severely damaged in the flood of 1966. Preserved but not restored, it is displayed in the Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce. Cimabue's style humanizes Byzantine severity, in the faces of Jesus, Mary, and St. John.