Dormition of the Virgin

Gallery 312, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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Dormition of the Virgin

c. 1425

Fra Angelico (Italian (active Fiesole, Florence, Cortona, Perugia, Orvieto, and Rome), first securely documented 1417, died 1455)

Mary appears infrequently in the Bible, although later Christian writers set down many details of her life and death. In this painting of her funeral, John the Evangelist (on the right) holds the golden palm that an angel brought to Mary to announce her coming death.

Gallery 312, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Dormition of the Virgin

Date:

c. 1425

Artist:

Fra Angelico (Italian (active Fiesole, Florence, Cortona, Perugia, Orvieto, and Rome), first securely documented 1417, died 1455)

Medium:

Tempera and tooled gold on panel with horizontal grain

Dimensions:

10 1/4 x 20 13/16 inches (26 x 52.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 15

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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Gallery 312, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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