Master of the Blue Crucifixes
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The Master of the Blue Crucifixes was an Italian
artist active either in the region of Umbria
or Emilia
during the second third of the thirteenth century. He is associated with the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
, and may have been an assistant of Giunta Pisano
, whose work his paintings resemble. A number of his works, mainly processional crucifix
es (from which, along with his favoring of blue
paint as a background, his name is derived) survive.
Italy
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artist active either in the region of Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
or Emilia
Emilia (region of Italy)
Emilia is a historical region of northern Italy which approximately corresponds to the western and north-eastern portions of today’s Emilia-Romagna region...
during the second third of the thirteenth century. He is associated with the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
The Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor—commonly known as the Franciscan Order—in Assisi, Italy, the city where St. Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy...
, and may have been an assistant of Giunta Pisano
Giunta Pisano
Giunta Pisano was an Italian painter. He is the earliest Italian painter whose name is found inscribed on an extant work. He is best known for his crucifixes.He is said to have exercised his art from 1202 to 1236...
, whose work his paintings resemble. A number of his works, mainly processional crucifix
Crucifix
A crucifix is an independent image of Jesus on the cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus , as distinct from a cross with no body....
es (from which, along with his favoring of blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
paint as a background, his name is derived) survive.