That cross is a reference to Elena Tagliaferri the a female patron who commissioned this artwork.
Frederick Hartt argues that the center of this painting depicts a youth whose left arm is modeled on that of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture. After a cleaning, the urn made of rock crystal shown in this artwork was revealed to have a cross. That cross is a reference to Elena Tagliaferri the a female patron who commissioned this artwork. Signs that this painting is unfinished include the fact that St. Francis is missing from the background, and the completely-bald baby Jesus. Saint (*) Jerome unfurls a large scroll and looks to his left in this painting's background, whose depiction of a smooth, unadorned column suggests it was going to be set in front of a massive temple. Vasari called this painting "graceful" for depicting a woman with exaggerated fingers, A coterie of angels and the Virgin Mary dressed in all blue appear in, for 10 points, what celebratory scene made by Parmigianino?
Frederick Hartt argues that the center of this painting depicts a youth whose left arm is modeled on that of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture.
Madonna with the Long Neck [or Madonna and Child with Angels and St. Jerome before "Jerome"] 