Crucifixion

Agnolo Gaddi, son of Taddeo Gaddi and thus artistic grandson of Giotto himself, painted this Crucifixion now in the Uffizi as one of the last major works in the direct Giottesque lineage. Active in the final decades of the fourteenth century, Agnolo presided over the most important Florentine workshop of his generation, executing frescoes in Santa Croce and panel paintings for churches across Tuscany. His Crucifixion reflects both the inherited grandeur of the Giottesque tradition and the increasingly decorative tendencies of the late Trecento.

Executed in tempera on gold-ground panel, the painting features Agnolo's characteristic bright, luminous palette with extensive use of vermilion, ultramarine, and gold. The composition balances monumental scale with decorative refinement, showing the influence of both his father's solid figure style and the emerging International Gothic taste for ornamental richness.