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The Assumption
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Virgin, with her eyes raised, and her arms extending gracefully from her sides, ascends heavenward accompanied by six cherubs. Diaz has dispensed with the overt religious symbolism, the crescent moon, the clasped hands and the histrionic gestures associated with 17th-century Italian and Spanish precedents for this subject.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
M. Wolf, Brussels [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Collection de M. W[olf] Sale, Paris, April 11, 1877, no. 15; Collection M.E...., until 1878 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Georges Petit [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Albert Spencer Sale, Chickering Hall, New York, February 28, 1888; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1888, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/1950 | Treatment | varnish removed |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 7/16 x W: 10 13/16 in. (39.2 x 27.4 cm); Framed, H: 18 11/16 × W: 14 3/8 in. (47.5 × 36.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1888
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.145