Title
Death of the Virgin, c. 1400. Creator: Master of Heiligenkreuz (Austrian).
Caption
Death of the Virgin, c. 1400. Christ?s apostles visit the Virgin upon her deathbed. Saint Peter, wearing white robes and the papal tiara, performs funerary rites, reciting prayers and sprinkling holy water on the Virgin?s body. Above, angels engraved upon the golden background celebrate the assumption of the Virgin heavenward. Once joined to another panel titled The Death of Saint Clare (National Gallery, Washington, D.C.), this double representation of saintly deaths may have been used in funerary services in the convent of Clarissan nuns for which it was made.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F77_350
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NA
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License type
Rights managed
Available size
47,6Mb (3,8Mb) / 12,2in x 15,1in / 3666 x 4538 (300dpi)