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The pulpit in white and red marble in the Upper Church of San Fermo Maggiore was made by Antonio da Mestre in 1396 on commission by the Modenese jurist Barnaba Morano. The fresco decoration around the pulpit was completed by Martino da Verona in the same year.
Sts Firmus and Rusticus (Italian: San Fermo e San Rustico) (died ca. 290 AD) are venerated as two martyrs of Verona. They were prominent citizens of Bergamo, martyred at Verona in c. 290 AD under the Emperor Maximian after refusing to sacrifice to pagan idols.
The picture shows the Crucifix in the centre of the decoration.
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