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The Crucifixion, with symbols of Saints Matthew and John the Evangelist

c. 1335
Vitale da Bologna (Vitale di Aimo degli Equi, or Vidalino Aymi de Equis) (Italian (active Bologna), documented 1330–1359)
In the upper corners Matthew is shown as an angel and John as an eagle, common symbols for these two writers of the Gospels.

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