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The Tabernacle
Benozzo Gozzoli15th century
Palazzo Pretorio e Casa Boccaccio
Certaldo, Italy
The tabernacle takes its name from the custom of accompanying those who were to be executed. The death sentence was marked by the tolling of the bells, and the condemned were brought to this chapel to be comforted spiritually before execution.
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- Title: The Tabernacle
- Creator: Benozzo Gozzoli
- Date Created: 15th century
- Location Created: Certaldo, Palazzo Pretorio
- Rights: Comune Certaldo
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