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Oil painting of the Virgin Mary rising to heaven with angels while robed apostles gather around an open tomb below.

Assumption of the Virgin

A central figure of the Virgin Mary, hands pressed together in prayer, rises in a golden-clouded heaven borne by four winged angels. Below, twelve robed apostles gather around an open stone tomb, some kneeling and gesturing upward in reverence.

Artist
Marcellus Coffermans
Date
16th century
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2544 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

Español: Asunción de la Virgen

Una figura central de la Virgen María, con las manos juntas en oración, asciende entre nubes doradas en el cielo, sostenida por cuatro ángeles alados. Abajo, doce apóstoles con túnicas se reúnen alrededor de una tumba de piedra abierta, algunos arrodillados y señalando hacia arriba.

Português: Assunção da Virgem

Uma figura central da Virgem Maria, com as mãos postas em oração, ergue-se em um céu de nuvens douradas, sustentada por quatro anjos alados. Abaixo, doze apóstolos de vestes longas reúnem-se em torno de um túmulo de pedra aberto, alguns ajoelhados e apontando para o alto.

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