Baldachin

Artist: Arnolfo di Cambio

Date: 1285

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• The corner statue on the right is the Benedictine abbot Bartholomew who commissioned the baldachin. The right statue has sometimes been identified as St. Benedict, founder of the Benedictine order. The statue on the left is St. Peter with keys

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• To the left of abbot Bartholomew is Able whose offering was accepted by God in Genesis

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• To the right of St. Peter is Cain whose offering was rejected by God in Genesis