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Title
The Tree of the Cross
Date
1415 ca.
Artist
Medium
Tempera and gold on panel
Dimensions
135×53×4 cm
Origin
Church of Santa Maria Paganica, L’Aquila
Collection
Location
Position
Inventory
OPA 83
Description
The panel depicts the Virgin holding an octagonal base from which the Tree of the Cross with the Crucified Christ rises. Eight scrolls, each inscribed with one of Christ’s last sayings from the Cross, hang from the branches of the tree. In the lower right corner, a kneeling saint is shown in adoration. Possibly created for private devotion, the work features an original iconography that condenses the final moments of Christ’s life into a single, unified image.
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