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THE HOLY CROSS ALTARPIECE

The Lamentation for the Dead Christ located in the centre of the predella
© J. Muñiz Petralanda  CC-BY-NC-ND

The altarpiece of the Chapel of the Salamanca family is a novel combination of woodcarving from the manufacturing centre of Antwerp mixed with Hispanic altarpiece tradition, more specifically from Burgos, the result of which is a truly exceptional piece of high quality work that was manufactured around the year 1510.