Calvary, 1375-85, Gothic, by Jaime Serra, upper panel of an altarpiece, tempera on wood, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Above the scene is pelican on a tree growing from the cross, symbol of Christ, the Passion and the Eucharist, as the bird tore out its own flesh to feed its chicks. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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