Roberto Bertotto works on the drapery on the center panel. In the background we can see the left panel is being worked separately.

Here is another view of the fitting of the three panels together.

The three panels are fit together and now we begin the stage of the final finishing work.

Fitting the pieces

Once the individual panels are near completion it is time to fit them together. In an effort to try and hide the line of separation between the panels I decided to carve an inlay where the figures covered this line.

Center panel

In this image we can see that the center panel is being further refined with even more points. Once all the points are carved we can begin working the sculpture by eye.

the center panel starts to take shape

After several days of pointing the center panel begins to take shape.

refining the background and drapery

Points are carved in the palm tree as the background is more refined. The drapery is getting more defined as we look for the right balance of forms and tonal variations.