GADDI, Taddeo
(b. 1300, Firenze, d. 1366, Firenze)

Allegory of the Cross

1330s
Fresco
Santa Croce, Florence

The huge fresco in the refectory of the Santa Croce illustrates the allegory of the redeeming (the Tree of Life), a popular subject of the Franciscans. At the end of the branches the prophets, holding scrolls with their prophecies, can be seen.