In this extraordinary masterpiece — one of 12 pictures in “Giovanni Bellini: Landscapes of Faith ... Speaking of materials, one of the crucifixion panels is a puzzlement.

In 1912, Mrs. Bernard Berenson, the wife of the famed Renaissance art scholar, described Giovanni Bellini's "St. Francis ... five primary wounds of Christ's crucifixion.

Later, he comes into his own. open image in gallery ‘The Crucifixion’ by Giovanni Bellini, about 1465 (RMN-Grand Palais/Musée du Louvre/Michel Urtado) (RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre ...