In the central panel the glorification of the cross by the saints, the prophets and the angels is shown. On the right, are the 4 the patriarchs including moses, abraham and king david. Jonas is sitting on the fish, looking up towards the cross, and st catherine and mary magdalene are in a sisterly embrace. In the foreground is a disputation between st sebastian and the 4 fathers of the church, pope gregory, st jerome, st ambrose and st augustine, with the first christian martyrs st stephen and st laurence. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1603 and 1605. Dimensions: height: 48.8 cm (19.2 in) ; width: 36.2 cm (14.2 in) ; thickness: 0.1 cm (0 in). Medium: oil on copper. Depicted People: Moses, Abraham, David. Collection: Städel Museum. The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross (SM 2024)
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