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The Death of Adam
Piero’s vivid portrayal of VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Adam and Eve in old
age shows an adept Practical Information
treatment of anatomy. P. San Francesco. Tel 0575 35 27
He was one of the first 27 (booking mandatory).
Renaissance artists to Open 9am–7pm Mon–Fri,
paint nude figures. 9am–6pm Sat, 1–6pm Sun.
Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec.
5 & 7

5 Constantine has a vision of the Cross
and hears a voice saying “In this sign
you shall conquer”.
6 Constantine defeats his rival Maxentius.
7 The Levite Judas is tortured and reveals
the location of the True Cross.
8 Three crosses are dug up; Constantine’s
mother Helena recognizes the True Cross.
9 The Persian king Chosroes is defeated Solomon’s Handshake
after stealing the Cross. The handshake between the Queen of Sheba and
10 The True Cross is returned to Jerusalem. Solomon, King of Israel, portrays 15th-century hopes for
a union between the Orthodox and Western churches.

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