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Battle of Constantine and Maxentius at Milvian Bridge by Piero della Francesca, ca. 1466
PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA (b. 1416, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1492, Borgo San Sepolcro)
5. Constantine's Victory over Maxentius
Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca
1452-66
Fresco, 322 x 764 cm
San Francesco, Arezzo
Accepting the invitation of the angel, Constantine leads his ranks of armed horsemen with arm outstretched brandishing the Cross.
The emperor had a replica of the cross made and carried it before him into the battle, in which he was victorious.
Source: Web Gallery of Art
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