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The Assumption of the Virgin
Unknownprobably 1170s
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
In an oval mandorla, Jesus gently leads his mother the Virgin Mary to heaven, where she will be crowned. Above them, the Lord holds her crown. Angels and Old Testament figures at the sides carry scrolls with passages that Christian commentators have interpreted in relationship to the Virgin Mary. They refer to the Virgin as a beautiful queen and the fulfillment of prophecy.
The full-page miniature prefaces the prayers recited by the priest at Mass on the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin.
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Details
- Title: The Assumption of the Virgin
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: probably 1170s
- Location Created: Hildesheim, Germany
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 28.2 × 18.9 cm (11 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 97.MG.21.145v
- Culture: German
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 64, fol. 145v
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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