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ofLocri. However, in not one of thèse cycles is to be found a depiction of Shooting at Father 's Corpse. Perhaps due to the explicit
cruelty of the legend, it remained a subject represented only in illuminations, drawings, and spalliere; i.е., art objects destined for
private houses or palaces.

Conclusion

Donati's three panels constitute a highly interesting and individual, albeit not quite unique, iconographical programme
produced by a well- read adviser to the painter or the patron. Inspired by various literary sources, thèse panels acclaim wise and
just judges, and proclaim the triumph of truth and virtue. Thus, they may be appropriate scènes for a chest ordered by a judge,
a priest, or a well educated couple. The panels discussed above and the majolica plates in Faenza provide excellent examples of
the classical tradition in the âge of the High Renaissance. Significantly the legend of Tuccia, the subject par excellence from pagan
Antiquity, is represented together with the Biblical scènes and with the Médiéval \egend-exemplum. Finally, thèse paintings and
the comparative materiał gathered in the présent paper together demonstrate clearly that for the Renaissance even the décorative
arts were enlisted to teach important moral lessons and to convey sublime messages.

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The completion of this paper was made possible thanks to a Paul Mellon Visiting Senior Fellowship at the Center for
Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Translated by Jerzy Miziołek