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Fresco: The Crucifixion by Baldassare Croce

Mosaic: The Meeting of Esau and Jacob in Shechem
(Gn 32:3-33:5)
There are three scenes. The top left one shows a messenger from Jacob meeting Esau in Canaan, the top right one shows the messenger telling Jacob that Esau was on his way and the badly damaged bottom scene showed the meeting of the two brothers.