The Death of the Virgin
The Met
Artist: Bartolomeo Vivarini(Italian, active Venice 1450–91)
Date: 1484
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood
Dimensions: Arched top, 74 3/4 x 59 in. (189.9 x 149.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Lehman, 1950
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A bearded figure in a mandorla above a woman on a bed, surrounded by men and cherubs.
Detailed Description
A vertical rectangular image depicts a scene in two main registers. The upper register features a bearded man with long brown hair, wearing a purple robe and pink drapery, seated within a vibrant blue, almond-shaped mandorla. He holds a white cloth draped across his lap. Surrounding the mandorla are numerous winged cherubs, depicted in various skin tones and draped in green, orange, pink, and blue cloths, resting on white clouds against a light blue sky. The lower register portrays a woman lying on a red bed, covered by a blue blanket, with her head resting on a white pillow, her eyes closed. She is surrounded by twelve bearded men, dressed in colorful robes of yellow, blue, green, pink, and orange. Some men kneel in the foreground, while others stand behind the bed, their hands clasped or raised. On the far left, a man in a green robe holds a red book and a bundle of rods. On the far right, another man in a pink and white robe holds a book. The background features a hilly landscape with scattered buildings, including a prominent tower on the left and a small town on the right, under a pale blue sky.
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