{"product_id":"descent-from-the-cross-girolamo-da-cremona","title":"Descent from the Cross - Girolamo da Cremona","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescent from the Cross\u003c\/b\u003e by Girolamo da Cremona is a masterwork of Italian Renaissance illumination, executed in tempera on parchment and laid down on wood. Despite its remarkably intimate scale — measuring just over six by four and a half inches — the composition achieves a dramatic intensity that rivals far larger devotional paintings of the period. Girolamo da Cremona, one of the most gifted manuscript illuminators of fifteenth-century Italy, was celebrated for translating monumental narrative scenes into the refined language of miniature painting, and this work stands as a testament to that rare talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eDescent from the Cross\u003c\/b\u003e depicts the solemn moment of Christ's removal from the Cross, a subject laden with theological gravity and emotional resonance in Christian iconography. The scene invites meditation on sacrifice, redemption, and grief, themes central to Renaissance devotional art. Girolamo's command of tempera lends the figures a luminous clarity, with rich color and precise drapery that reflect both Byzantine heritage and the emerging naturalism of the Italian Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow held in the permanent collection of \u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e, this extraordinary miniature is brought to life in a \u003cb\u003emuseum-quality stretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring a 0.75-inch gallery wrap on a sturdy wooden frame. Printed on premium matte canvas, this piece is ready to display and brings centuries of devotional artistry into your home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGirolamo da Cremona\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTempera on parchment, laid down on wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 1\/4 x 4 1\/2 in. (15.9 x 11.4 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"8\" x 10\"","offer_id":59988250394958,"sku":null,"price":53.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"12\" x 18\"","offer_id":59988250460494,"sku":null,"price":66.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"18\" x 24\"","offer_id":59988250493262,"sku":null,"price":88.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" x 36\"","offer_id":59988250526030,"sku":null,"price":130.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DT200204.jpg?v=1782662465","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/products\/descent-from-the-cross-girolamo-da-cremona","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}