Christ Enthroned with the Virgin and Saint John

Christ Enthroned with the Virgin and Saint John
ArtistFrancesco da Pisa, Cimabue and Vincino da Pistoia
Year1301–1320
MediumMosaic
Dimensions385 cm × 223 cm (152 in × 88 in)
LocationPisa Cathedral, Pisa

Christ Enthroned with the Virgin and Saint John (Italian: Cristo in trono tra la Vergine e san Giovanni) is a mosaic in the apse of Pisa Cathedral. It is famous for the depiction of John the Evangelist, the last work by the Italian medieval artist Cimabue. It is also the only work of his which is dated and has historical documentation attributing it to Cimabue.[1]

Cimabue took over the work on the mosaic after Francesco da Pisa, who completed the figure of Christ. Cimabue worked on the mosaic for 94 days until 19 February 1302 and was specifically stated to have finished the figure of Saint John by that date. The whole mosaic, including the figure of the Virgin, was only completed by a third artist, Vincino da Pistoia, in 1321,[2] almost 20 years after Cimabue's death.

The attribution to Cimabue is possible due to documented weekly payments of 10 soldi to the artist. The work eventually went through four renovations and survived the fire of 1595.

  • The mosaic in its architectural context
  • The figure of Saint John, the only documented work by Cimabue

References

  1. ^ White, John (26 May 1993). Art and Architecture in Italy 1250–1400 (3rd revised ed.). Yale University Press. p. 175. ISBN 9707250208.
  2. ^ Spencer, John R. "Cimabue". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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