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Paolo Veneziano: The Crucifixion Greek cross Latin cross St. Anthony's cross St. Andrew's cross ankh cross swastika as gammadion cross stone cross Giunta Pisano: Crucifixion Syncretistic cross in Acolmán, Mexico (c. 1560s), with the face of Jesus Christ shown at the centre and the crossbar showing foliage representing the world tree connecting the underworld to the heavens.
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Paolo Veneziano: The Crucifixion
Greek cross
Latin cross
St. Anthony's cross
St. Andrew's cross
ankh cross
swastika as gammadion cross
stone cross
Giunta Pisano: Crucifixion
Syncretistic cross in Acolmán, Mexico (c. 1560s), with the face of Jesus Christ shown at the centre and the crossbar showing foliage representing the world tree connecting the underworld to the heavens.
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Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday
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