Relief with Scene from the Legend of the True Cross, ca. 1400, South Netherlandish, Marble, 15 13/16 × 13 11/16 × 4 15/16 in. (40.1 × 34.7 × 12.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This relief, once formed part of a narrative that stretched across the back of an altar. Carved from single blocks of marble, the two compositions feature episodes from the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine
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Relief, Scene, Legend, True Cross, ca, 1400, South Netherlandish, Marble, 15 13/16, 13 11/16, 4 15/16, 40.1, 34.7, 12.5 cm, Sculpture-Stone, relief, formed part, narrative, stretched across, back, altar, Carved, single blocks, marble, two compositions, feature, episodes, discovery, Saint Helena, mother, Roman Emperor, Constantine
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