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. The six surrounding scene depict the finding of the true cross by st. Helen. The modern frame has been reconstructed following sketches from 1612. Object Type: painting series, altarpiece, painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between circa 1603 and circa 1605. Dimensions: circa 133.6 × 107 cm (52.5 × 42.1 in); central panel: 48.5 × 35 cm (19 × 13.7 in). Medium: oil on copper, silver. Depicted People: Jonah, Moses, Abraham, David, Virgin Mary, Helena Augusta, Heraclius, Jerome, Daniel, Adam and Eve, Saint Sebastian, Augustine of Hippo, Mark the Evangelist, Luke the Evangelist, Macarius of Jerusalem, Joseph, Mary Magdalene, Ambrose, Benedict of Nursia, Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Dominic, Lawrence of Rome, Stephen, Francis of Assisi. Collection: Städel Museum. Adam Elsheimer - The Altarpiece Of The Exaltation Of The True Cross - Google Art Project
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