Crucifixion
This extraordinary painting, attributed to Luca di Tommé, shows the tragic scene of the Crucifixion with refinement and precious colors. The sad and meditative posture of the Madonna and Saint John is juxtaposed with the momentum of the figures of Longinus and the Centurion, stretched out on either side of the Cross silhouetted against a golden background. There are also groups of armed men who argue among themselves. The panel probably belongs to the center of the predella with Stories of St. Thomas, now in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, which Federico Zeri associated with Polyptych No. 51 in the Pinacoteca di Siena, dated 1362 and signed by Niccolò di Ser Sozzo and Luca di Tommé. The restoration will be an opportunity for an in-depth study to verify these hypotheses.
Restoration Procedures
- Wooden support: disassembly of cross beams and non-original stain
- Crack remediation and consolidation
- Removal of non-original wood elements that contrast with the fibers
- Insulating treatment
- Pictorial film: consolidation and protective glazing
- Cleaning, plastering, reintegrating, and painting
