In the nineteenth century the painting was considered the work of Andrea Mantegna and in 1894 Berenson temporarily attributed it to Giovanni Bellini. The attribution to the young Vivarini has been independently suggested and it is undeniable that the painting is strongly influenced by Giovanni Bellini, whose works were still marked at the time by the style of Andrea Mantegna, his brother-in-law. However, the more angular forms, the tendency of the volumes to writhe like green wood in the fire, the poses and even the expressions of the faces of the figures are comparable to Alvise's early paintings such as the polyptych of the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, made in 1476 .
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Title:Crucifix with angels who collect the blood of Christ