The Assumption of the Virgin
The Met
Artist: Bergognone (Ambrogio di Stefano da Fossano)(Italian, Milan ca. 1453–1523 Milan)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil and gold on wood
Dimensions: 95 3/8 x 42 1/2 in. (242.3 x 108 cm)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Mary crowned by Christ and angels, with a group of men observing from a landscape below
Detailed Description
The painting is a vertical composition divided into three main sections. The uppermost section features a bearded figure with long brown hair, wearing a red tunic and a blue cloak, with arms outstretched. A golden halo with radiating lines surrounds his head, and multiple faces emerge from clouds above him. Two large angels with white wings flank the central figure, holding a gold crown above Mary. Many smaller angels surround the central figures; some play musical instruments like a lute or harp, while others hold scrolls and appear to sing. These angels wear tunics in various colors including red, blue, green, brown, white, and yellow. In the central section, Mary stands on a white cloud with her hands clasped. She wears a red dress beneath a dark blue cloak adorned with numerous gold stars or circular shapes and trimmed with gold. A light blue sky with white clouds forms the background for this upper scene. The lowest section depicts a terrestrial landscape with rolling green and brown hills, and a distant town with buildings visible on a hilltop. In the foreground, a group of twelve men are gathered, looking upwards towards the figures above. These men have varied appearances, some bearded, some with halos, and they wear tunics in shades of red, green, yellow, blue, and brown. Several of them have their hands clasped or raised.
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