Assumption of the Virgin

16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500
Verre églomisé is glass decorated by gilding or painting. The design is applied to the reverse side, so that details and objects in the foreground must be delineated first and the background last.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Assumption of the Virgin
  • Date: 16th century
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Verre églomisé, silver parcel gilt
  • Dimensions: 8 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (21.6 × 13.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass-Painted
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.598
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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