Annibale Carracci
Assumption of the Virgin
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- Oil on canvas, 1590
- 130 x 97 cm
- Museo del Prado, Madrid
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Another splendid treatment of the Assumption of the
Virgin. In this version, Annibale Carracci fills the canvas
with motion as the Blessed Mother literally spreads her
wings and soars into heaven.
In amazement, the apostles gathered around her empty tomb
look up at the spectacle.
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