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Historical Archive: Padua Baptistery
Baptistery of the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta, Duomo di Padova)
patron: Fina di Pataro Buzzacarini (1328-78)
wife of Francesco I da Carrara (Francesco il Vecchio, reg. Padua 1350-88), sister of Abbess Anna of St. Benedetto in Padua

evangelists; Virgin and Child; life of Christ; John the Baptist
1376 or mid-1370s frescoes: Giusto de' Menabuoi (c. 1320–1391)


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Presentation in the Temple; John the Evangelist
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Harrowing of Hell; Mark; prayer of Zachariah
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naming of John the Baptist; Matthew; Entry of the Virgin into the Temple; Annunciation; Virgin and Child on tomb canopy
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SS Anthony of Padua and Francis (and Dominic?) with Virgin and Child on tomb canopy
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Mary and Joseph seeking Christ among the Doctors, on side of tomb canopy
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Mary and Joseph seeking Christ among the Doctors, on side of tomb canopy
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Mary and Joseph seeking Christ among the Doctors, on side of tomb canopy
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monogram of Fina on tomb canopy (surround of Virgin and Child)
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coat of arms of Francesco I da Carrara, on pendentive
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denial of Peter
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denial of Peter
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Pilate washing his hands, cropped to rectangle
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Pilate washing his hands: maximum area documented; black lines outline digital fill
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Pilate washing his hands: observers
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Pilate washing his hands: observer
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Pilate washing his hands: Pilate
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Pilate washing his hands: servant
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Pilate washing his hands: servant
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Pilate washing his hands: guards
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Christ carrying the cross: maximum area documented
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Christ carrying the cross, cropped to rectangle
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Christ carrying the cross, soldiers and observers: Fina in wimple and veil, Abbess Anna behind her
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Crucifixion
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Crucifixion, upper part
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Crucifixion: Pelican in her Piety
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Crucifixion: Mary and Holy Women
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Crucifixion, observers: Fina in blue with white headdress, Abbess Anna behind her
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Crucifixion, observers: Fina in blue with white headdress, Abbess Anna behind her
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Harrowing of Hell; Holy Women at the tomb; John the Baptist preaching
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Ascension
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Ascension: angels and Apostles
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Ascension: angels
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Ascension: Apostles
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life of John the Baptist
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birth of John the Baptist with adjoining area
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birth of John the Baptist
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birth of John the Baptist, observers: Fina (right) and her daughters
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birth of John the Baptist, observers: Fina (right) and her daughters
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naming of John the Baptist
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naming of John the Baptist: Zachariah
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miracles of Christ (cf. Matt. 11) with surrounding area
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miracles of Christ (cf. Matt. 11)
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miracles of Christ, observers: Francesco I da Carrara (in red), Francesco Petrarch (in purple hat), Fina and her daughters; below Fina, Abbess Anna in wimple and veil
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miracles of Christ, observers: Francesco I da Carrara (in red), Francesco Petrarch (in purple hat), Fina and her daughters; below Fina, Abbess Anna in wimple and veil
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miracles of Christ: dead, mute, blind
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miracles of Christ: blind