The Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1490-1500
Unknown German, 15th centuryexpand_more
Hand-colored woodcutexpand_more
Gift of Miss Tessie Jones in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herschel V. Jones, 1966expand_more P.13,777
Not on Viewexpand_more
The Apostles pray in wonder as angels take the Virgin from her tomb and lift her to heaven. The publisher of this woodcut has taken more shortcuts than the one who published the Crucifixion with the decorated borders seen nearby. There the haloes remain untarnished because they are truly gilded. Here they have tarnished because they were highlighted with a cheaper material such as tin.
Details
- Title
- The Assumption of the Virgin
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.13,777
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Sch. I.725a T.I.B. vol.162, .725-1
- Curator Approved
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