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Relations between painting and sculpture
Pictorial Image, Substituted Bodies
The relationships between the two monumental works are varied and complex, both formally and symbolically. For example:


The Dormition of the Virgin is hidden by the Entombment of Christ and the sculptures on the side balconies are replaced in the veil by others in a simulated space with stairs.


The two trees that appear on the lateral columns of the altarpiece and represent Christ's family lineage (Jesse) and his spiritual ancestry (Abraham) are replaced in the veil by the tree of the Cross. The culmination of the redemption is made clear by the quotation from Isaiah: “In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a banner for the peoples”.