Annibale Carracci
Assumption of the Virgin


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  • Oil on canvas, 1590
  • 130 x 97 cm
  • Museo del Prado, Madrid

 

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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