Crucifix (Michelangelo)

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Crucifix

Michelangelo, 1492

Polychrome wood

142 × 35 cm

Santa Maria del Santo Spirito di Firenze

The Crucifix is a polychrome wood sculpture by High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1492. It is located at the high altar of the church of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito in Florence, Italy. Notable here is the fact that this crucifix is nude.

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