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Legend of the True Cross (fresco cycle in Arezzo): 3. Burial of the Wood

Legend of the True Cross (fresco cycle in Arezzo)

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At the end wall of the chapel, around the stain-glass window and below the prophets were placed the Burial of the Wood (on the left) and the Torture of the Jew (on the right). These two stories were painted by Piero's main assistant Giovanni da Piamonte, who used the cartoons by Piero.

When Solomon discovers the nature of the divine message received by the Queen of Sheba, he orders that the bridge be removed and the wood, which will cause the end of the kingdom of the Jews, be buried.

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Legend of the True Cross (fresco cycle in Arezzo): 3. Burial of the Wood

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3. Burial of the Holy Wood

3. Burial of the Holy Wood (detail)

3. Burial of the Holy Wood (detail)

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