The early Italian High Altar by Ugolino di Nerio for Santa Croce, the great Franciscan church of Florence, is well-documented. With at least thirty-five sections in all, this massive altar was painted and erected c. 1325-28. These panels recall Duccio's sense of style and organization, as Ugolino was still working with Byzantine line and colour. The altar was dismantled shortly after 1566 and moved to the church's dormitory. By the 1830s, most of its panel had been sold. Now the surviving panels are scattered among museums and private collections.

The original appearance of the altarpiece can be reconstructed on the basis of a nineteenth-century drawing attributed to Humbert de Superville. It is thought that the drawing is in essence accurate.

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	Three panels from the Santa Croce Altarpiece 1325-28 Tempera on wood Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Spandrel Angels 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 28 x 57 cm National Gallery, London
	Spandrel Angels 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 29 x 57 cm National Gallery, London
	Sts Simon and Thaddeus 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 70 x 62 cm National Gallery, London
	Sts Simon and Thaddeus (detail) 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood National Gallery, London
	Sts Simon and Thaddeus (detail) 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood National Gallery, London
	Sts Simon and Thaddeus (detail) 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood National Gallery, London
	Sts Bartholomew and Andrew 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 70 x 62 cm National Gallery, London
	Daniel 1325-28 Tempera and gold on wood, 54 x 31 cm Museum of Art, Philadelphia
	Isaiah 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 46 x 32 cm National Gallery, London
	David 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 55 x 31 cm National Gallery, London
	Moses 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 55 x 31 cm National Gallery, London
	The Last Supper 1325-28 Tempera and gold on wood, 36 x 57 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
	The Betrayal of Christ 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 40 x 59 cm National Gallery, London
	The Flagellation 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 58 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	The Way to Calvary 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 59 cm National Gallery, London
	The Way to Calvary (detail) 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood National Gallery, London
	The Way to Calvary (detail) 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood National Gallery, London
	The Way to Calvary (detail) 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood National Gallery, London
	The Deposition 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 59 cm National Gallery, London
	The Entombment 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 41 x 58 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	The Resurrection 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood, 42 x 58 cm National Gallery, London
	The Resurrection (detail) 1325-28 Egg tempera on wood National Gallery, London