This painting is part of the group: The Santa Croce Altarpiece
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The Old Testament prophet Moses, looking to the right, displays a scroll inscribed with an extract from the story of the burning bush (Exodus 3:2).
This panel is a pinnacle (third from the right) from the high altarpiece of S. Croce, Florence. It was situated above 'Saint James the Major and Saint Philip' (Berlin, Gemäldegalerie).
Other paintings in this group: The Santa Croce Altarpiece
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