Anonymous, Bohemian School
14th cent.
The Dormition of the Virgin
Bohemia, ca. 1355-1360
Tempera and gold on linen-covered panel.
panel: 12 x 7 1/2 inches (305 x 190 mm); framed: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (350 x 240 mm)
AZ022.2
Provenance
Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell, London; Dr. Friedrich Lippmann, Berlin; his wife, until 1931; purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. in 1931.
Summary
Virgin on her death bed surrounded by different saints. An angel holds a palm. St. Peter is shown officiating at the funeral and is represented wearing the triple-crowned papal tiara. The Virgin and Child from heaven, upper center of the painting, observe the scene.
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