The Exaltation of the Cross
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Juan de Valdés Leal’s ‘The Exaltation of the Cross’ is a powerful oil on canvas that depicts the Byzantine emperor Heraclius raising the holy cross in humility, surrounded by awestruck onlookers. Executed circa 1680, this vividly colored and dramatically expressive painting was a preparatory sketch for a fresco in Seville, Spain.
