Church of San Niccolò al Carmine

Crucifixion

  • Stefano Volpi (Siena from 1594 to 1630 approx.)
Seventeenth century
 The painting, now in the counter façade to the left of the main entrance, originally adorned the altar dedicated to The Crucifix and Saint Martha. The image represents Christ’s Crucifixion although the body of Jesus is not on the cross. In the chapel there is news of a wooden crucifix hanging over the painting which was . . .