The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John; Saint Anthony Abbot at the Foot of the Cross (one side of a processional banner) (formerly attributed to Barnaba da Modena)

Spinello Aretino was a prolific late-Gothic Florentine fresco painter whose workshop decorated churches across Tuscany with dynamic narrative cycles. The Crucifixion was among the most theologically central and emotionally charged subjects in Christian art, intended to move viewers to compassionate meditation on Christ's sacrifice. Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship. The work is now in the collect

This work demonstrates Gothic painting techniques.