This set of marble reliefs and architectural fragments comes from the jambs and archivolt of the Porta della Mandorla of the Cathedral and was carved between 1404 and 1409. At the top center, Jesus as the Vir Dolorum is a masterpiece attributed to the young Donatello. The Porta della Mandorla, the most ornate of the Cathedral’s side doors, was built between 1391 and 1422 by multiple artists. The decoration of the outer jamb was completed within the first decade of the 15th century by Antonio di Banco, his son Nanni, and Niccolò Lamberti. They are responsible for the lateral figures representing two angels, a putto, and a Hercules. The Christ in the archivolt, attributed to Donatello, is depicted according to the iconography of the Vir Dolorum—dead and raised above the tomb, displaying the marks of the Cross. His position at the center of the portal recalls the passage from the Gospel of John in which Christ says: "I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved". The meaning of the Hercules and the putto is more difficult to interpret. In the second half of the 19th century, these fragments were dismantled from the portal and replaced with copies made by the Opera’s stonemasons.