The Emperor Trajan was persuaded to postpone affairs of state, & render justice to a widow for her dead child (Dante, ' Purgatorio', X:76 ff). This panel & ' Trajan & the Widow II' are presumably from a cassone, & are probably of the late 15th century. Spruce was very popular as a support in Verona. The unusual frame may be original, although if so, it has been heavily regilded.