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Entombment of the Virgin, by Angelico da Fiesole (Front)
Caldesi & Montecchi
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Photograph of "Dormition of the Virgin," part of an altarpiece painted by Angelico da Fiesole, also known as Fra Angelico. The painting depicts the body of the Virgin Mary being lowered into a sarcophagus, while other saintly figures look on. An unidentified figure seen only from the back is visible in the foreground. Christ and a number of angels are visible in the background.
Details
- Title: Entombment of the Virgin, by Angelico da Fiesole (Front)
- Creator: Caldesi & Montecchi
- Date Created: 1858
- Location Created: London, England
- Physical Dimensions: 9.5 × 18.5 cm (3 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XB.582.1.55
- Culture: British
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Caldesi & Montecchi (British, active 1850s)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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