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Basilica of the Holy Cross, Florence, Italy
Read MoreAltar & Apse Basilica of the Holy Cross
Artist: Agnolo Gaddi
Name: Capella Maggiore (The Main chapel)
Medium: n/a
Size: n/a
Date: 1380
Location: Basilica di Santa Croce, Basilica of the Holy Cross, Florence, Italy
Remarks:
Crucifix, wooden painting (Maestro di Figline, c. 1340)
Madonna and Saints, polyptych (Niccolò Gerini, 14th century)
Legend of the Holy Cross, frescoes (Agnolo Gaddi, c. 1380)
stained glass windows (Agnolo Gaddi and school, late 14th century)
'Madonna' (Niccolò Gerini) and 'Doctors of the Church' (Giovanni del Biondo, and other), polyptych
B.O'Kane
The main chapel, dedicated to the Holy Cross, was under the patronage of Alberti family (aside from the altar, patroned by Alamanni). Around 1380 Agnolo Gaddi – son of the more famous Taddeo and last of the followers of Giotto – frescoed the walls with The Legend of the True Cross.
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