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Assumption of the Virgin
This scene, from the same altarpiece as the Annunciation (Walters 27.309), combines the Assumption of the Virgin into Heaven with her Coronation. Much of the original paint around the Virgin's nimbus has been preserved. The peculiar bat-like wings of the angels may derive from props used in medieval religious plays.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Chateau de Bruniquel, Tarn et Garonne, France; Mme d'Ouvrier de Villyby, Paris, by purchase; Ferdinand Schutz, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, Nottingham (Place of Origin)
Measurements
15 15/16 x 10 5/16 x 2 1/8 in. (40.5 x 26.2 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
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.
27.8