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Español: La obra muesta a Santa Helena de Constantinopla y al emperador Heraclio adorando la Vera-Cruz, en la que fue crucificado Jesucristo.English: Altarpiece of the Holy Cross (Retablo de la Santa Cruz); Church of Blesa, Aragon, Spain. This panel shows Saint Helena and, anachronistically, Byzantine Emperor Heraclius in adoration of the True Cross. Helena wears a trigregnum, symbolizing that she represents the Catholic Church in her veneration of the Cross. Spanish-gothic style; oil on wood, c.1481-1487.
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1481 - 1500
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