Axial Commons Image Treasury
Gold-ground altarpiece panel: Virgin Mary in red robes within a ring of angels, a kneeling saint in red below, and small robed figures on a hill.

The Assumption of the Virgin, Panel from an Altarpiece

A tall gold-ground panel showing the Virgin Mary in a red mantle rising within a mandorla ringed by winged angels, their wings glowing red and gold. Below, a kneeling figure in red robes gazes upward, while small figures in dark robes stand on a grassy hillside.

Artist
Italian
Date
1450–75
Medium
Tempera and oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1277 × 4000 px
Download full size
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1475).
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

Angelsrenaissance15th centuryreligious artgold groundtempera paintingangelsvirgin marykneeling figurepanel paintingmandorlaassumption of the virgin

More from Angels

Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh visited by angelsSultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh visited by angelsThe Voyage of Life--YouthThe Voyage of Life--YouthThe AnnunciationThe AnnunciationDescent from the CrossDescent from the CrossManuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a MissalManuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a MissalJoachim and the Angel, from The Life of the VirginJoachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin