''Crucifixion of Saint Andrew'' is a
tempera painting by Greek painter
Michael Damaskinos
Michael Damaskenos or Michail Damaskenos ( el, Μιχαήλ Δαμασκηνός, 1530/35–1592/93) was a leading post-Byzantine Cretan painter. He is a major representative of the Cretan School of painting that flourished in the 16th and 1 ...
. Damaskinos painted in
Heraklion,
Venice
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,
Sicily, and other parts of
Italy. He was associated with the Greek church
San Giorgio dei Greci in Venice. His painting of the Crucifixion of Saint Andrew follows the traditional Greek mannerisms prevalent at the time. It is a rare painting of
Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an Apostles in the New Testament, apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He ...
crucified in the same style as his brother
Saint Peter.
Saint Peter refused to be crucified the same way as Jesus. He was crucified upside down.
Saint Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
is typically crucified in the form of an X rather than the cross. He was crucified in
Patras
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where his remains can be found today at the
Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras
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. The Damaskinos painting of the Crucifixion of Saint Andrew can be found at the
Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, Greece.
Description
The work is egg tempera and gold leaf on wood with dimensions of 49 cm x 40 cm (19.3 in x 15.7 in). It was created in the middle part of the 16th century. The painting depicts Saint Andrew on an upside-down cross between two trees along the axis of the image sunk into the ground. Andrew is tied with ropes around his arms and legs. Three of the subjects tie ropes and fasten the cross to the trees. The subject on the left with the help of a soldier with a helmet ties the cross. Another figure with long leggings and a hat is perched on a branch high in the tree tying the top of the cross. He is instructed by a high-ranking soldier dressed in military attire. Two of the soldiers have spheres reminiscent of the Roman weapons used at the historic event in Patras. The person to our right is another soldier with a short tunic and a sword hung from his waist. Around the trees, there are small ornamental plants in the ground. The tree on our left bears the painter's signature.
[ Acheimastou-Potamianou, 1998, p. 182]
See also
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The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew (Caravaggio)
''The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew'' (1607) is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio. It is in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, which acquired it from the Arnaiz collection in Madrid in 1976, having been taken to Spain b ...
References
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16th-century paintings
Paintings in Greece
Cretan Renaissance paintings
Paintings by Michael Damaskinos
Paintings of Andrew the Apostle