Lucio Fontana - Crucifixion, 1958, (Preparatory drawing for the Milan Cathedral Fifth Holy Door)

Artist: Lucio Fontana

Title: Crocifissione, 1958

Dimensions: 22x28cm; 49x59cm (framed)

Medium: Ink on paper

Condition: Excellent

Publications: 2° Rassegna del Sacro nell’Arte Contemporanea, 1978

Exhibitions: National Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Palazzo Arcivescovile, Palermo, 1978

Certificate of authenticity:

-The artwork is accompanied by the expertise written by an illustrious art critic, professor of the Academy of Fine Arts, as well as curator of the exhibition in which the artwork was exhibited. 

-Certificate of guarantee issued by art gallery.

Fontana and the Sacred theme:

The work is a study for the fifth door of the Milan Cathedral. His model for the new door, whose theme - "Origins and events of the cathedral" - had been suggested by Cardinal Schuster himself, stood out for its inventive and compositional originality, where the various episodes did not appear enclosed in precise boxes, but flowed in a free and lively narrative, giving the impression of a story in progression, rather than a succession of single and isolated episodes. 

The one between Lucio Fontana and sacred art is an apparently unusual union. The general public associates this artist with the famous "cuts", an example of a disruptive, "desecrating" art despite investigating the mystery and invisible of religion.

Fontana's sacred-themed works are very rare and of great artistic and cultural value.

Almost all of these works are in the possession of the Church and have never been put up for sale.

This is a unique opportunity to have a piece of the history of modern Italian art and a testimony of Fontana's artistic and cultural journey.

We recommend contacting us before purchasing, the artwork could be on display at cultural events and art fairs.