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Legend of the True Cross (fresco cycle in Arezzo): 4. Vision of Constantine - PIERO della FRANCESCA - WGA

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Legend of the True Cross (fresco cycle in Arezzo): 4. Vision of Constantine

Legend of the True Cross (fresco cycle in Arezzo)

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Three centuries later, just before the battle of Ponte Milvio against Maxentius, Emperor Constantine (who took up a position with his army next to the river) was awakened by an angel, who told him to look up at the sky. There he saw a glowing cross circled by the words 'in hoc signo vinces.' The next morning he had a replica of the cross made and carried it before him into the battle, in which he was victorious.

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  author       = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
  title        = {Legend of the True Cross (fresco cycle in Arezzo): 4. Vision of Constantine (selection)},
  organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
  date         = {2026-09-12},
  url          = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/piero-della-francesca-rbce83e1615e0dd/selections/r8c15a7a4fc36f5},
  urldate      = {2026-09-12},
  langid       = {english}
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