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Enthroned Virgin and Child, with Saint Jerome, the Archangel Michael, and Angels Holding Instruments of the Passion

Mid- 16th century
Juan de Juanes (Juan Vincente Masip the Younger) (Spanish (active Valencia), c. 1510–1579)
The instruments of the Passion seen here—the cross, the spear, the ladder, and the sponge on a pole—were used during the Crucifixion and foretell the fate of the infant Jesus.

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