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The Death of the Virgin

German 15th Centuryc. 1460

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: The Death of the Virgin
  • Creator: German 15th Century
  • Date Created: c. 1460
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 9.7 x 8.1 cm (3 13/16 x 3 3/16 in.) overall (external frame dimensions): 39.4 x 31.8 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
  • Provenance: Stiftbibliothek, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection, Maihingen. Charles Sessler [1854-1935], Philadelphia; purchased 8 April 1937 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.
  • Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in carmine, brown, green, and ochre
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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